NYC man’s kidney transplant gave him woman’s cancer; trial weighs transplant risks, rewards

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NY man’s kidney transplant gave him woman’s cancer

NEW YORK — Jury deliberations are to continue in the case of a New York City man who received a donor kidney and died in what experts say may be the only known case of uterine cancer being transmitted by transplant.

The widow of Vincent Liew (LOO) is suing NYU Langone Medical Center for malpractice in his 2002 death. Jury deliberations began Thursday. They are to resume Friday.

Liew was told six weeks after receiving a donated kidney that the female donor had uterine cancer. He decided to keep the kidney after his doctor said the risk of contracting the disease was small.

Liew later had the kidney removed. He died within weeks.

NYU says it advised Liew of the risk, honored his choice and aggressively monitored the kidney for signs of cancer.