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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
Author(s) -
Hanlon A.,
Colegio O. R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12681
Subject(s) - medicine , organ transplantation , skin cancer , cancer , transplantation , solid organ , dermatology , intensive care medicine , surgery
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.