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Report of a Patient With Long-term Survival

Richard K. Spence, MD; Gary S. Hill, MD; Manfred I. Goldwein, MD; Robert A. Grossman, MD; Clyde F. Barker, MD; Leonard J. Perloff, MD

Arch Surg. 1979;114(8):950-952.

Abstract
• A patient had prolonged survival after renal transplantation was performed for myeloma kidney. Continued function of the allograft without evidence of recurrent myelomatous involvement suggests that transplantation be considered for patients with multiple myeloma in whom renal failure constitutes the major problem.

(Arch Surg 114:950-952, 1979)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Surgery (Drs Spence, Barker, and Perloff), Pathology (Dr Hill), and Medicine (Drs Goldwein and Grossman), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 9, 1979.

Reprint requests to Silverstein Pavilion, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Dr Perloff).

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