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Skin cancers in organ transplant recipients

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Cancer in Transplantation: Prevention and Treatment

Part of the book series: Transplantation and Clinical Immunology ((TRAC,volume 27))

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Skin cancers especially squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) are the most frequent malignancies in organ transplant recipients; they are often preceded by viral warts and solar keratoses and represent a model of viral carcinogenesis. They appear on sun-exposed areas, tend to be multiple and may have an aggressive course. Human papillomaviruses along with other co-carcinogenic factors such as ultraviolet radiation and immunosuppressive treatment seem to be involved in their development [1, 2].

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Euvrard, S. et al. (1996). Skin cancers in organ transplant recipients. In: Touraine, J.L., Traeger, J., Bétuel, H., Dubernard, J.M., Revillard, J.P., Dupuy, C. (eds) Cancer in Transplantation: Prevention and Treatment. Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0175-9_9

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