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Transmission of cancer with cadaveric donor kidneys

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From 3 donors suffering from extracerebral cancer 5 kidneys have been transplanted. All grafts functioned well without tumour signs up to 21 months after transplantation. However, because of tumour recurrence in nearly 50% of the cases recorded in the Cincinnati Transplant Tumor Registry, generally organs from donors suffering from cancer should not be used.

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  1. Department of Urology, Kidney Transplant Center, Hospital Friedrichshain, Berlin, GDR

    H. Oesterwitz, K. Lucius & W. Blank

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Oesterwitz, H., Lucius, K. & Blank, W. Transmission of cancer with cadaveric donor kidneys. International Urology and Nephrology 22, 581–583 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02549748

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