Publication: Malignancies in Renal Transplant Patients: 15 Years Experience in Thailand
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2008-09-01
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00411345
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Mahidol University
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Transplantation Proceedings. Vol.40, No.7 (2008), 2403-2404
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T. Ativitavas, S. Jirasiritham, P. Ngorsakun, K. Pipatpannawong, V. Mavichak Malignancies in Renal Transplant Patients: 15 Years Experience in Thailand. Transplantation Proceedings. Vol.40, No.7 (2008), 2403-2404. doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.06.048 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/19555
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Malignancies in Renal Transplant Patients: 15 Years Experience in Thailand
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The increased incidence of malignancies post-renal transplantation is well established. We performed a retrospective review of the 270 renal transplant patients from May 1, 1992 to April 30, 2007, including 18 cases (6.7%) of malignancy. The most common cancer in the study was transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract (7/18). The second most common cancer was hepatocellular carcinoma (3/18). In contrast to reports from Caucasian countries, we found only 2/18 patients had posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease and no report of skin cancer. Among the 18 patients with malignancy, 11 died (mortality rate = 61%). We encourage a more extensive study of malignancy post-renal transplantation at multiple centers with a tumor registry in Thailand. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.