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Multiple Unrelated Malignancies Following Renal Transplantation: An Evaluation of Four Cases
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- Tatar Erhan
- Division of Nephrology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Sarsik Banu
- Division of Pathology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Gungor Ozkan
- Division of Nephrology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Yaman Banu
- Division of Pathology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Ozsan Nazan
- Division of Pathology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Cagirgan Seckin
- Division of Hematology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Sezis Demirci Meltem
- Division of Nephrology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Ozgur Sezer Taylan
- Division of General Surgery, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Hoscoskun Cuneyt
- Division of General Surgery, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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- Toz Huseyin
- Division of Nephrology, Ege University School of Medicine, Turkey
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Description
The risk of de novo malignancy is significantly higher in patients who have undergone organ transplantation than in the general population. Long-term immunosuppressive treatment, in addition to age, genetic predisposition and infectious agents, plays a major role in the development of malignancy. Although skin and hemopoietic system cancers are common, atypical presentations of malignancies may occasionally be seen during long-term follow-up in patients with functioning allografts. In this report, four cases, each with more than one different primary malignancy (one patient with three malignancies and three patients with two malignancies), are presented.<br>
Journal
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 52 (6), 673-677, 2013
The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine