Screening for renal cell carcinoma in renal transplant recipients: a single-centre retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The primary objective of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) screening in renal transplant (RT) recipients.

Design

Single-centre retrospective study.

Setting and participants

1998 RT recipients who underwent RT at Memorial Hermann Hospital (MHH) Texas Medical Center (TMC) between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2019 were included and we identified 16 patients (0.8%) with RCC. An additional four patients with RCC who underwent RT elsewhere but received follow-up at MHH TMC were also included. Subject races included white (20%), black (50%), Hispanic (20%) and Asian (10%).

Outcome measures

The RCC stage at diagnosis and outcomes were compared between patients who were screening versus those who were not.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Yohannan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503370 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature