title: Malignancy following kidney transplantation.
abstract: A cohort of 429 patients who received kidney grafts between 1973 and 2007 at our hospital was studied for the incidence and sites of malignancy. Sixty-two malignant diseases developed in 57 of 429 patients (13.3%). The cumulative incidences of malignancy increased markedly in the second and third posttransplantation decades. The overall rates were 1.8% at 5 years, 6.7% at 10 years, 12.5% at 15 years, 17.3% at 20 years, and 25.6% at 25 years. In the second and third posttransplantation decades, patients without malignancy showed significantly superior survival versus than those with cancer (P = .0002). Their survival rates were 83.4% versus 86.9% at 10 years and 63.1% versus 80.3% at 20 years, respectively. Skin cancer, renal cell carcinoma of the native kidney, hepatocellular carcinoma, posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease, uterine cancer, and colorectal cancer were common in our series. The 5-year survival rates after the treatment of malignancy were better for skin cancer and renal cell carcinoma of the native kidney. Concerning the effects of immunosuppression, the tacrolimus-based group displayed a higher incidence among 3 groups (P = .0044).
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation Center, Hyogo Prefectural Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. naokoarichi2002@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arichi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mitsui
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Namba
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tokugawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D019520:Living Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data