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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 6.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Transplant. 1990 Apr;4(2):63–67.

Table 3.

Causes of death

Case Number Primary Diagnosis Cause of Death Autopsy Findings Survival in Days
6 carcinoid Candida sepsis and multiorgan failure after retransplantation invasive systemic candidiasis – no evidence of residual disease 9
11 cholangiocarcinoma acute myocardial infarction secondary to massive Gl bleeding acute myocardial infarction, massive Gl bleeding, multiple ulcerations of the gastrointestinal tract secondary to disseminated CMV* – no evidence of residual disease 57
12 duct cell carcinoma and sclerosing cholangitis sepsis, disseminated CMV* and multiorgan failure secondary to pancreatic fistula not done 72
1 duct cell carcinoma and sclerosing cholangitis bacterial septicemia and multiple organ failure secondary to pancreatic fistula not done 112
9 duct cell carcinoma metastasic disease (lungs, bones and brain) not done 197
3 duct cell carcinoma and sclerosing cholangitis metastasic disease (lungs and bones) not done 304
*

Cytomegalovirus.