Record number:
139
Adverse Occurrence type:
MPHO Type:
Estimated frequency:
Most recent risk assessment for sarcoma (Council of Europe, 2022):
Due to the very aggressive behavior of sarcoma, they are considered an unacceptable risk for organ donation at any stage of disease. Sarcoma in donor history: Because of the very aggressive behavior of sarcoma, they are mostly considered an unacceptable risk for organ donation. After curative treatment and a recurrence-free survival of > 5 years, sarcomas are still assumed to be associated with a high risk for transmission.
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
Donated femoral head for bone grafting, would have been transplanted but by histological examination resulted in discard. Not a routine procedure at the time.
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
Histological examination of femoral head
References:
Suggest references:
Palmer, S.H.; Gibbons, C.L.; Athanasou, N.A. The pathology of bone allograft J Bone Joint Surg Br 1999; 81 (2) :333 - 5