Liver Transplantation
Incidence of squamous cell carcinomas after liver transplantation estimated
Published in Health and Medicine Week, October 10th, 2005
"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and basic characteristics of OPLC in a single-center series of LT. The medical records of 1515 LT cases with a median follow-up of 6 years were analyzed retrospectively for incident cases of OPLC," investigators in Germany reported.
"Incidence rates for the oral cavity and pharynx (ICD-9: 141-149), and larynx (ICD-9: 161) were assessed separately. OPLC cases and non-cases were evaluated with regard to end-stage alcoholic liver disease (ALD)...
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