No increase of melanoma after kidney transplantation in the northern part of The Netherlands.

Journal article

One medical problem of renal transplant patients who receive immunosuppression therapy is the development of a malignancy during the long-term follow-up. Existing studies, however, are not in agreement over whether patients who undergo renal transplantation have an increased risk of melanoma. The aim of this study was to determine the risk of melanoma in renal transplantation patients in the northern part of The Netherlands. We linked a cohort of 1,125 patients who received a renal transplant...

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Authors: Bastiaannet, E; Homan-van der Heide, J; Ploeg, R; Hoekstra, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Melanoma research
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 349-353
• Publication date: 2007-12-01
• DOI: 10.1097/cmr.0b013e3282f0c880
• EISSN: 1473-5636
• ISSN: 0960-8931
• Language: English
• Keywords: Infant, Newborn; Netherlands; Skin Neoplasms; Kidney Transplantation; Adult; Middle Aged; Male; Child, Preschool; Child; Epidemiologic Studies; Melanoma; Aged; Humans; Adolescent; Female; Cohort Studies; Infant; Prevalence; Immunosuppressive Agents