Abstract
1/2019
vol. 23
Case report
Graft-versus-host disease in a child with neuroblastoma after autologous stem cell transplantation
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Şişli Etfal Hamidiye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2019; 23 (1): 59-62
Online publish date: 2019/03/25
In the pediatric population, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is used to treat a wide variety of diseases, both malignant and nonmalignant. For many of these diseases, HSCT is a well-established treatment. Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Graft versus host disease is a common complication of allo-SCT which is induced by donor T cell recognition of recipient alloantigens. The occurrence of autologous GVHD suggests that inappropriate recognition of host self-antigens may occur. GVHD in patients who received autologous HSCT is extremely rare compared to patients who received allogeneic HSCT. We present the case of a 4-year-old girl with metastatic neuroblastoma who spontaneously developed autologous GVHD after autologous HSCT.
Keywords
graft-versus-host disease, child, neuroblastoma, autologous stem cell transplantation
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