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Timing and Number of cSCCs in Transplant Recipients

JAMA Dermatology; ePub 2018 May 16; Puza, et al

In a recent study, solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) experienced an average of 2.6 cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCCs) over a mean follow-up of 7.2 years with an average of 1.9 years elapsing between diagnosis of the first and second cSCC. This retrospective study consisted of renal, hepatic, and cardiothoracic adult (aged >18 years) transplant patients at Duke Medical Center. Pretransplant cSCC was the only exclusion criterion. Researchers found:

  • 3,652 SOTRs were identified; cSCCs developed in 143 patients (3.9%) at a mean (SD) follow-up time of 7.2 (4.0) years after transplantation.
  • Of the 143 patients, the mean (SD) number of cSCCs experienced was 2.6 (4.2) over the mean follow-up time, with an interquartile range of 2 cSCCs.
  • 20 patients (14.0%) experienced their second cSCC within 6 months of their initial posttransplant cSCC.
  • The renal group experienced a mean (SD) of 3.0 (4.1) cSCCs compared with 2.4 (2.0) cSCCs in the hepatic group and 2.6 (3.0) cSCCs in the cardiothoracic group.
  • 76 patients (52.8%) experienced ≥2 cSCCs, with the mean (SD) latency time between first cSCC and second cSCC of 1.9 (2.0) years.
Citation:

Puza CJ, Cardones AR, Mosca PJ. Timing and number of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas in transplant recipients. [Published online ahead of print May 16, 2018]. JAMA Dermatology. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0856.