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Cancer of the head and neck region in solid organ transplant recipients
Author(s) -
Rabinovics Naomi,
Mizrachi Aviram,
Hadar Tuvia,
AdEl Dean,
Feinmesser Raphael,
Guttman Dan,
Shpitzer Thomas,
Bachar Gideon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.23283
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , organ transplantation , head and neck cancer , basal cell carcinoma , lung cancer , transplantation , cancer , liver transplantation , carcinoma , solid organ , head and neck , retrospective cohort study , incidence (geometry) , surgery , basal cell , physics , optics
Background Solid organ recipients are at an increased risk of developing various malignancies. We investigated the incidence, clinical features, and outcome of patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer after organ transplantation. Methods A retrospective analysis was undertaken of patients who underwent solid organ transplantation (kidney, liver, lung, heart) treated at our institution from 1992 to 2010. Results Of 2817 organ recipients, 175 patients (6.1%) developed 391 head and neck malignancies. Cutaneous malignancies were the most common (93%): squamous cell carcinoma (SCC; 51%) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC; 42%). The average interval from transplantation to diagnosis of head and neck malignancy was 7.3 years, with liver recipients diagnosed earlier. Eighteen percent of patients presented with an aggressive pattern of head and neck cancer, including 24% of patients with cutaneous SCC. Conclusion Organ transplantation recipients are at a higher risk to develop head and neck cancer with an aggressive behavior characterized by multiple recurrences and decreased survival. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 36: 181–186, 2014