Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Immunosuppressed Patient: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Patients who are immunosuppressed, such as solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), are at a higher risk of developing cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). This population is at a higher risk of metastasis and worse disease-specific survival. The objective of this review is to better characterize the immunosuppressed population with metastatic cSCC. A literature search was conducted to identify reports of lymphatic metastases in immunosuppressed patients with cSCC. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines were followed during creation of a cohort with desired inclusion and exclusion criteria. One hundred and thirty-five articles met the inclusion/exclusion criteria, yielding 1020 total cases. We discovered that the most common forms of immunosupp

SUBMITTER: Wackel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11385752 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature