Indication for tonsillectomy in pediatric patients with suspected post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder

A common site of lymphoid hyperplasia in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) is the palatine tonsils. However, tonsillar hypertrophy is extremely common in children, which hinders the suspicion of PTLD. A case series of transplanted patients undergoing tonsillectomy for suspected PTLD was conducted at a tertiary care children’s hospital in Argentina between January 2014 and December 2021. The obje ctive of this study is to expose the clinical characteristics of transplanted patients who underwent a tonsillectomy to diagnose PTLD.