Cutaneous squamous carcinoma leading to acute abdomen after renal transplantation.
Skin carcinoma is the commonest malignant complication of renal transplantation. We report the first case of a renal transplant recipient who presented with ileal obstruction as a consequence of squamous cell carcinoma metastases to the small intestine. This complication highlights the unusual presentation of malignancies associated with prolonged exposure to immunosuppression and the need for extra vigilance in such cases.
Abraham
Kottarathil A
KA
Department of Nephrology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. a.abraham@aht.nwest.nhs.uk
Keeling
Aoife
A
McGreal
Gerard
G
Scanlon
Robert
R
Osborne
Henry
H
Walshe
J Joseph
JJ
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy