Multiple myeloma and renal transplant

Abstract

Until now, no case of multiple myeloma (MM) had been reported among the B-lymphoproliferative disorders occurring in organ-transplant recipients. The history of a 58-year-old man who developed IgG-kappa MM 31 months after a cadaveric renal transplant is described. A possible relationship between drug-mediated immunosuppression and the development of MM is discussed.