Can kidney posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder be detected in voided urine?
This is a rare suspected occurrence of PTLPD in voided urine. The presumptive diagnosis was supported by immunocytochemistry. However, voided urine cytology should not be considered a standard diagnostic test due to its low sensitivity. Diagnosis and proper subclassification of kidney PTLPD should be confirmed by histologic tissue study with supportive ancillary studies--e.g., immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry.
Astragalus has salutary effects on impaired endothelial dysfunction in the context of obesity.