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Factors associated with skin cancer in lung transplant recipients: A single-center experience.

Shaimaa ElnahasMichael T OlsonPaul KangRoshan PanchanathanTakahiro MasudaRajat WaliaNathalie C ZeitouniMichael A SmithRoss M Bremner
Published in: Clinical transplantation (2019)
Squamous cell carcinoma risk post-LTx may increase with prolonged voriconazole use in white patients with pre-LTx history of skin cancer, whereas excess body weight may be protective from NMSC. Regular pre- and post-LTx skin cancer screenings and guidelines are warranted.
Keyphrases
  • skin cancer
  • body weight
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • radiation therapy
  • lymph node metastasis