title: Fatal transitional cell carcinoma of bladder in renal transplant recipient.
abstract: The risk of development of a malignancy as a consequence of long-term immunosuppression is well documented. Herein, we report the course of a renal allograft recipient in whom a fatal transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder developed eighteen years following transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Thomalla
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Leapman
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Filo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*