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Prostate cancer after heart transplantation
G Ciancio1, R A Antun, D G Norberg
1Department of Urology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
The Journal of Urology
|January 1, 1995
Summary
This is the first reported case of prostate cancer in a heart transplant recipient. The patient received standard treatment despite ongoing immunosuppression, with successful outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Transplantation Medicine
- Oncology
Background:
- Prostate cancer often has an unpredictable course when untreated, especially when detected as organ-confined.
- Cardiac transplant recipients require long-term immunosuppression, which may potentially influence cancer progression.