Primary bronchogenic carcinoma in transplant recipients.

Abstract

The risk of malignancy is a well-recognized event in long term transplant recipients. Incidence, average age of appearance, evolution, and response to treatment may differ from the general population and depend on varieties of neoplasms. Lung cancer has been reported as a specific risk of heart transplant recipients. We present 8 cases of lung cancer from 892 kidney, heart, and liver transplant recipients in which risk factors and management are discussed.