Open AccessBilateral Lung Transplantation for Bleomycin‐Associated Lung Injury
Author(s) -
Narayan Vivek,
Deshpande Charuhas,
Bermudez Christian A.,
Golato Jaclyn M.,
Lee James C.,
Diamond Joshua,
Vaughn David J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0437
Subject(s) - medicine , bleomycin , contraindication , lung , lung transplantation , malignancy , transplantation , surgery , chemotherapy , oncology , pathology , alternative medicine
This report details the successful use of bilateral lung transplantation for the management of severe postoperative bleomycin‐associated lung injury. This case highlights that the extremely favorable prognosis of advanced testicular germ cell tumors after systemic chemotherapy (>90% cure rate) should not preclude lung transplant consideration in all cases, despite current guidance that considers an advanced malignancy to be a contraindication for lung transplant listing.