Incidence and outcome of colorectal cancer in liver transplant recipients: A national, multicentre analysis on 8115 patients.

Gianluca RompianesiReena RavikumarSophie JoseMichael AllisonAnuja AthaleFelicity CreamerBridget GunsonDerek ManasAndrea MonacoDarius MirzaNicola OwenKeith RobertsGourab SenParthi SrinivasanStephen WigmoreGiuseppe FusaiBimbi FernandoAndrew BurroughsEmmanuel A Tsochatzis

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

Liver transplantation alone is not associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer development. The primary sclerosing cholangitis/ulcerative colitis liver transplant population showed a significantly higher risk of colorectal cancer development than the general population, with a high proportion of advanced stage at diagnosis and a reduced patient survival.

Keyphrases

ulcerative colitis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
case report
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
cross sectional
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
data analysis