New complication seen in stem cell therapy: Stem cell recipient developed mysterious masses at injection sites

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 21:30 in Health & Medicine

Following stem cell therapy, an adult patient experienced a new and previously unrecognized complication, which required removal of one of the kidneys, according to a case report. The report suggests that stem cell therapy may cause patients to develop blood vessel and bone marrow masses, the long term effects of which are unknown.

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