Record number:
329
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.
Time to detection:
Not given
Alerting signals, symptoms, evidence of occurrence:
Three recipients from same donor with tumor related death. No transplantectomy performed.
Demonstration of imputability or root cause:
Condition known in the donor. More than one recipient from the same donor affected.
Imputability grade:
3 Definite/Certain/Proven
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malignancy
kidney transplant
liver transplant
lung transplant
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Expert comments for publication:
Limited information in this registry report from the Spanish National Transplant Organization (ONT) Tumor Registry. Their conclusion was that the profile of a donor who could have a tumor was most often an elderly person who dies of a stroke.