title: Recommendations for Solid Organ Transplantation for Transplant Candidates With a Pretransplant Diagnosis of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma: A Consensus Opinion From the International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative (ITSCC).
abstract: Advancements in solid organ transplantation successfully extend the lives of thousands of patients annually. The tenet of organ stewardship aims to prevent the futile expenditure of scarce donor organs in patient populations with high mortality risk, to the detriment of potential recipients with greater predicted life expectancy. The development of skin cancer posttransplantation portends tremendous morbidity, adversely affecting quality of life for many transplant recipients. This special article, provided by of members of the International Transplant Skin Cancer Collaborative (ITSCC), will provide the transplant professional with a consensus opinion and recommendations as to an appropriate wait period pretransplantation for transplant candidates with a history of either cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, or Merkel cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zwald
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, OHSU, Portland, OR.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leitenberger
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zeitouni
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soon
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arron
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bordeaux
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abdelmalek
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Penn State, Hershey, PA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Billingsley
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vidimos
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma City, OK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stasko
mesh_terms: D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D008545:Melanoma / Q000601:surgery*; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000096142:Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma
keywords: cancer, malignancy, neoplasia; clinical research, practice; dermatology; malignancy; melanoma, cancer, malignancy, neoplasia; metastatic disease; neoplasia; organ transplantation in general; risk factors, cancer, malignancy, neoplasia; skin, nonmelanoma, cancer