Tuncer HA, Kirnap M, Dursun P, Ayhan A, Moray G, Haberal M. Cervical Carcinoma in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report.
EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2015;
14:100-2. [PMID:
25807337 DOI:
10.6002/ect.2014.0057]
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Abstract
A range of cancer types, at increased rates, is described in renal transplant recipients receiving immunosuppression. Aside from immunodeficiency, heightened medical surveillance for cancer, lifestyle, and other risk factors all play a role. Although the relation between cancer risk and degree of immunodeficiency might not be linear, and might be different for a wide range of cancer subtypes, human papillomavirus-related cancers in long-term transplant recipients may suggest the role of even modest immunosuppression, when present long enough. High-risk human papillomavirus types are recognized as the cause of cancer of the cervix. We report a 49-year-old female renal transplant recipient diagnosed with cervical squamous cell carcinoma, 5 years after the transplant. Based on this patient, we highlight difficulties in surgical approach and the importance of close clinical follow-up including regular gynecologic screening for cervical premalignant and malignant lesions.
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