Management of Malignancies After Liver Transplantation

Due to advances in medical and surgical expertise leading to significant improvements in graft and patient survival, there is an increased recognition of long term complications in survivors such as de novo malignancies, cardiovascular events and infections.Data show solid organ transplant recipients have 2-3 times the increased risk of developing a de novo malignancy compared to an age-matched and sex-matched general population and malignancy is expected to be the number one cause of mortality in long term transplant recipients in the next two decades.
Source: Transplantation Reviews - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research