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Transmission of Donor Melanoma by Organ Transplantation
Transmission of Donor Melanoma by Organ Transplantation
DC Strauss, JM Thomas
20100413
2010 May 13
Lancet Oncol
Transmission of Donor Melanoma by Organ Transplantation
Lancet Oncol. 2010 May 13; Epub ahead of print, DC Strauss, JM Thomas
Abstract
Abstract
Transplant-related malignancies are a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the organ-recipient population, and most often develop de novo in the immunosuppressed recipient or as recurrent malignancy after transplantation. The least common scenario, and a rare event, is a recipient malignancy derived from the donor organ. Melanoma is one of the most often reported and lethal donor-derived malignancies with a high transmission rate. Donor transmission of melanoma might be related to the...