Donor kidneys with small renal cell cancers: can they be transplanted?
These data represent the only data available (to our knowledge) on this issue. This experience indicates that donor kidneys with small, incidental RCC and low histological grade (Furhman grade I and II/IV) can be managed with excision and transplantation, with a low risk of tumor recurrence in the recipient.
The study demonstrated that peritoneal function, including peritoneal membrane transport and peritoneal permeability to protein was significantly higher in DM patients than in non DM patients. Hypoproteinemia in DM patients might be associated with high permeability of peritoneal membrane in CAPD.