Malignancy after lung transplantation

Czech version

Authors: M. Švorcová ¹; J. Havlín ¹; J. Vachtenheim ¹; J. Kolařík ¹; J. Pozniak ¹; J. Šimonek ¹; J. Burkert ²; R. Lischke ¹
Authors‘ workplace: III. chirurgická klinika 1. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Motol, Praha ¹; Klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie 2. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Motol, Praha ²
Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2020, roč. 99, č. 10, s. 447-455.
Category: Original articles

Overview

Introduction: Lung transplantation has become a successful life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage pulmonary disorders. Long-term survival outcomes after lung transplantation have been improving with increasing experience. Malignancies occupy the third position among the causes of death, particularly between years 5 to 10 from lung transplantation. The risk factors include predominantly high doses of immunosuppressive therapy, older age, infections caused by oncogenic viruses and smoking history.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated all patients undergoing lung transplantation between 2010 and 2019. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence, type and location of tumors, time from detection, survival time and cause of death in patients with malignant tumors after lung transplantation.

Results: In total, 308 lung transplantations were performed at the 3^rd Department of Surgery of the 1^st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Faculty Hospital in Motol between 2010 and 2019. Posttransplant malignancy was diagnosed in 32 patients; a tumor was detected in the explanted lung in 5 patients. Lung cancer was the most frequent tumor in our study and was found in 13 patients (37%); 6 patients (17%) had a nonmelanoma skin cancer; and posttransplant proliferative disease developed in 4 patients (12.5%). The incidence rate of other types of malignancy was low. Mean of survival after diagnosis was 152 days.

Conclusion: Life time administration of immunosuppressive therapy in lung transplanted patients plays a key role in the prevention of rejection but on the other hand it represents a risk factor for cancer development. Oncological management of posttransplant cancer is based on reduction of immunosuppressive therapy, combined with surgical resection of solid organ tumors and other types of cancer therapy. Oncology screening tests should be done regularly as a method of prevention, and for an early detection of any tumor.

Keywords:

Lung transplantation

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