Skin Cancer Development in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Switzerland (Swiss Transplant Cohort Study).

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Skin cancer, in particular squamous cell carcinoma, is the most frequent malignancy among solid organ transplant recipients with a higher incidence compared to the general population.

Objective

To determine the skin cancer incidence in organ transplant recipients in Switzerland and to assess the impact of immunosuppressants and other risk factors.

Design

Prospective cohort study of solid organ transplant recipients in Switzerland enrolled in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study from 2008 to 2013.

Participants

2,192 solid organ transplant recipients.

Materials and methods

Occurrence of first and subsequent squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma and other skin cancers after transplantation extracted from the Swiss Transplant Cohort

SUBMITTER: Stenz NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8619732 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature