title: Gastric cancer after cadaveric liver transplantation in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: The risk of malignancy in transplant patients is higher than in the general population. The risk is increased mostly due to immune alteration and viral infections. While the most common cancers following liver transplantation include skin cancers, lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma, gastric cancer is uncommon. Herein, we report a case of gastric adenocarcinoma developing three years after cadaveric liver transplantation in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis. The patient was successfully operated. The patient did not receive any adjuvant therapy, and is free of disease at 9 months' follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Ankara. arslancagatay@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cağatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Saadettin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiliçkap
authors.forename: Suayib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalçin
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery; D002102:Cadaver; D019693:Hepatitis, Autoimmune / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery