Abstract
Renal allograft recipients (RARs) have a well-documented increased incidence of viral warts and cutaneous neoplasia, particularly those with long graft life and high sun exposure. A clinicopathological survey of 69 RARs in south-east Scotland, with follow-up periods of up to 28 years after transplantation, revealed marked variation in patient susceptibility to cutaneous malignancy with concomitant variation in HPV prevalence. Skin cancers were found in 34 patients. Eight patients showed high susceptibility [defined as more than four intraepidermal carcinomas (IECs) or invasive squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs)] 42 had intermediate susceptibility (1-3 IECs or SCCs, or >3 keratoses) and 18 had low susceptibility (
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 722-8 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Adult
- Aged
- Anus Neoplasms
- Cocarcinogenesis
- DNA, Viral
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genital Neoplasms, Female
- Genital Neoplasms, Male
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Risk Factors
- Skin Neoplasms
- Tumor Markers, Biological
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53