Non-melanoma skin cancer in Portuguese kidney transplant recipients - incidence and risk factors
An. bras. dermatol
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91(4): 455-462, July-Aug. 2016. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Background:
Cancer is currently among the three leading causes of death after solid organ transplantation and its incidence is increasing. Non-melanoma skin cancer - squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma - is the most common malignancy found in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer in KTRs has not been extensively studied in Portugal.Objectives:
To determine the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer in KTRs from the largest Portuguese kidney transplant unit; and to study risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer.Methods:
Retrospective analysis of clinical records of KTRs referred for the first time for a dermatology consultation between 2004 and 2013. A case-control study was performed on KTRs with and without non-melanoma skin cancer.Results:
We included 288 KTRs with a median age at transplantation of 47 years, a male gender predominance (66%) and a median transplant duration of 3.67 years. One fourth (n=71) of KTRs developed 131 non-melanoma skin cancers, including 69 (53%) squamous cell carcinomas and 62 (47%) basal cell carcinomas (ratio squamous cell carcinoma basal cell carcinoma 1.11), with a mean of 1.85 neoplasms per patient. Forty percent of invasive squamous cell carcinomas involved at least two clinical or histological high-risk features. The following factors were associated with a higher risk of non-melanoma skin cancer an older age at transplantation and at the first consultation, a longer transplant duration and the presence of actinic keratosis. KTRs treated with azathioprine were 2.85 times more likely to develop non-melanoma skin cancer (p=0.01).Conclusion:
Non-melanoma skin cancer was a common reason for dermatology consultation in Portuguese KTRs. It is imperative for KTRs to have access to specialized dermatology consultation for early referral and treatment of skin malignancies.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Carcinoma Basocelular
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Transplante de Rim
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Transplantados
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Criança
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
An. bras. dermatol
Assunto da revista:
Dermatologia
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Portugal
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra/PT
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