Is radiotherapy the best treatment method in post transplant lymphoproliferative disorders localizing in brain : a review of the literature?
In the current study, we found that radiotherapy is an effective method of treatment for organ recipients who develop PTLD within central nervous system during their post transplant period. No beneficial effect for chemotherapy, interferon alfa, or a combination of them with radiotherapy was detected. We recommend using radiotherapy in all transplant patients developing CNS PTLD.
Radiographic emphysema is a strong, independent predictor of low BMD in current and former smokers. This relationship suggests a common mechanistic link between emphysema and osteopenia/osteoporosis.