title: The cutting edge of skin cancer in transplant recipients: scientific retreat of international transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative and Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Patients Europe.
abstract: The International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative (ITSCC) is an organization of more than 300 physicians and scientists focused on the study of dermatologic changes following solid organ transplantation. Transplant patients have a 100-fold increased risk of developing skin cancer. In October 2012, ITSCC and its European counterpart Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Patients Europe held a joint biennial retreat in Essex, MA to discuss novel findings in the pathogenesis and management of skin cancer in solid organ transplant recipients. This meeting report is a summary of the novel findings discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hanlon
authors.forename: O R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Colegio
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D058028:Research Report; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D066027:Transplant Recipients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Cancer risk factors; dermatology; nonmelonoma; skin cancer