Open AccessRisk prediction model for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in adult cardiac allograft recipients
Author(s) -
Nandini Nair,
Zhiyong Hu,
Dongping Du,
Enrique Góngora
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3230
DOI - 10.5500/wjt.v11.i3.54
Subject(s) - medicine , basal cell , cardiology , oncology , risk model , dermatology , risk analysis (engineering)
Heart transplant recipients are at higher risk of developing skin cancer than the general population due to the long-term immunosuppression treatment. Cancer has been reported as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality for patients after heart transplantation. Among different types of skin cancers, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the most common one, which requires timely screening and better management.