Open AccessDevelopment of Malignancy Following Lung Transplantation
Author(s) -
Anat Amital,
David Shitrit,
Yael Raviv,
Bruno Daniele,
Gideon Sahar,
Ilana Bakal,
Mordechai R. Kramer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000195774.26382.34
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , malignancy , immunosuppression , lung transplantation , bronchiolitis obliterans , lymphoproliferative disorders , lung cancer , lung , transitional cell carcinoma , surgery , carcinoma , cancer , bladder cancer , lymphoma
A substantial excess risk of certain malignancies has been demonstrated after organ transplantation. Immunosuppressive treatment to prevent allograft rejection is probably the main cause.