title: Carcinoma of the tongue in a renal transplant recipient: a rare post-transplant malignancy.
abstract: Current immunosuppression improved long-term outcome of transplant patients, but it also increased the incidence of de novo malignancy. Organ transplant recipients have a three to four-fold increased risk of developing carcinoma in comparison with the general population. Common malignancies encountered after transplantation include cancer of the skin, lips, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease, ano-genital carcinoma and Kaposi sarcoma. Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is very rare. We report here a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue in an adult male patient who developed it 11 years post-transplant. He underwent right hemiglossectomy and his graft function remained stable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Kishan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aralapuram
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology