Tıp Fakültesi / Faculty of Medicine
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Item Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer After Kidney Transplant(2014) Tepeoglu, Merih; Ayva, Sebnem; Atilgan, Alev Ok; Tunca, M. Zeyneb; Ozdemir, B. Handan; Moray, Gokhan; Yildirim, Sedat; Arslan, Gulnaz; Haberal, Mehmet; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9894-8005; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2280-8778; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-8880; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7528-3557; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2498-7287; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5735-4315; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3462-7632; 24907724; AAK-5222-2021; AAK-1967-2021; AAK-3333-2021; X-8540-2019; AAE-1041-2021; AAF-4610-2019; AAJ-8097-2021Objectives: Solid-organ transplant recipients have a high risk of developing nonmelanoma skin cancers. This study sought to determine the incidence of skin cancer and identify possible risk factors for skin cancer in kidney transplant recipients. Materials and Methods: Nonmelanoma skin cancer was diagnosed and confirmed with histology in 33 of 1275 kidney transplant recipients (2.6%). Demographic and clinical findings were reviewed retrospectively. Results: Nonmelanoma skin cancers included squamous cell carcinoma in 10 patients (30%), basal cell carcinoma in 9 patients (27%), Kaposi sarcoma in 9 patients (27%), squamous cell carcinoma in situ in 3 patients (9%), and cutaneous lymphoma in 2 patients (6%). The ratio of squamous cell carcinoma to basal cell carcinoma was 1.1:1. The mean time from transplant to skin cancer diagnosis was 65 +/- 55 months (range, 0-180 mo). Immunosuppressive therapy was based on cyclosporine in 22 patients (67%), tacrolimus in 8 patients (24%), and combination therapy (cyclosporine and azathioprine) in 3 patients (9%). Conclusions: Nonmelanoma skin cancer is an important clinical problem in kidney transplant recipients. Interventions that may benefit kidney transplant recipients may include intensive patient education, protection against sun exposure, and dermatologic screening programs.Item Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience(2018) Albayati, Abbas; Ozkan, Burak; Eyuboglu, Atilla Adnan; Uysal, Ahmet Cagri; Ertas, Nilgun Markal; Haberal, Mehmet; 0000-0003-2806-3006; 0000-0003-3093-8369; 0000-0002-9805-9830; 0000-0001-6236-0050; 0000-0002-3462-7632; 29528001; AAC-3344-2021; AAI-5063-2020; AIC-3493-2022; AAJ-2949-2021; AAJ-8097-2021Objectives: Skin cancers are one of the most common malignancies in solid-organ transplant recipients. Increased age and immunosuppressive drug use are risk factors for posttransplant skin malignancies. We evaluated nonmelanocytic skin cancer incidence and development time in transplant patients. Materials and Methods: We reviewed 1833 patients who received kidney, liver, and heart grafts between 1996 and 2016 at Baskent University. We excluded melanocytic skin cancers, premalignant lesions, and benign skin tumors. Results: Of 1833 patients, 1253 were male (68.4%) and 580 were female (31.6%), composed of 1133 kidney (61.8%), 512 liver (27.9%), and 120 heart recipients (6.5%). Of these, 22 patients (18 kidney/3 liver/1 heart) developed 23 different types of skin cancer. Prevalence of skin cancer was 1.20%. Mean age at presentation was 55.8 years (range, 37-71 y). Average time from transplant to skin malignancy was 6.1 years (range, 1-13 y), with the most common being basal cell carcinoma (43%, 10 cases), followed by squamous cell carcinoma (39%, 9 cases) and Kaposi sarcoma (13%, 3 cases). Tumor sites included head and neck (15 case), trunk (2 cases), lower extremity (2 cases), and upper extremity (2 cases). Neither local recurrence nor distant metastasis was shown. Conclusions: Skin cancer risk is increased in solid-organ transplant recipients versus the general population. Although squamous cell carcinoma is the most common tumor in this patient population, followed by basal cell carcinoma, we found this reversed in our patients. The low prevalence of skin malignancy (1.20%) may be associated with close clinical follow- up to detect premalignant skin lesions and the low-dose immunosuppressive drug regimen. We believe that local recurrence and distant metastasis were absent because we use a wide surgical margin of excision and provide strict follow-up. Routine dermatologic follow-up visits of transplant recipients are recommended to detect and treat early skin cancer and premalignant lesions and thus lower morbidity and mortality.Item A Case of Two Synchronous Cutaneous Collision Tumors(2017) Ayva, Sebnem Kupana; Tepeoglu, Merih; Gunduz, Ozgur; Yazici, Ilker; Bozbogan, Onder; 0000-0002-9894-8005; 0000-0002-2280-8778; AAK-5222-2021; AAK-1967-2021Cutaneous collision tumors are known as two independent tumors which are close anatomically and separated from one another by well boundaries. We, herein report a 83-year-old female patient with two cutaneous collision tumors in two different localizations at the same time. First cutaneous collision tumor located on left ala nasi was squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma and second one located on the right commisure was composed of malignant melanoma (Clark Level IV) and basal cell carcinoma. However, the presence of collision tumors is not uncommon and is often reported in the literature, to the best of our knowledge, it is the first case which shows the association of two synchronous cutaneous collision tumor in the same individual.