Skin Cancer after Organ Transplantation

Skin Cancer after Organ Transplantation presents the state-of-the-art knowledge of cutaneous malignancies following organ transplantation. The life promoting and life enhancing benefits of solid organ transplantation is a major medical advance, but at the cost of the life-long immunosuppression need...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Stockfleth, Eggert (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ulrich, Claas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
Έκδοση:1.
Σειρά:Cancer Treatment and Research, 146
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • – Historical Perspective
  • – Historical Perspective
  • Skin Cancer After Transplantation: Where Did We Come From, Where Do We Go?
  • Transplant Medicine
  • De Novo Post-Transplantation Malignancies: Incidence and Risk Factors
  • Immunosuppression
  • Skin Immune System
  • Post-Transplant Cancer
  • Post-Transplant Skin Cancer: The Influence of Organ and Pre-Transplant Disease
  • The Epidemiology of Transplant-Associated Keratinocyte Cancers in Different Geographical Regions
  • Etiological Factors in Cutaneous Carcinogenesis – An Introduction
  • Photocarcinogenesis – DNA Damage and Gene Mutations
  • Ultraviolet-Induced Immunosuppression: Implications for Photocarcinogenesis
  • Carcinogenic Mechanisms Related to Immunosuppressive Therapy
  • Oncogenic Viruses
  • Epidemiology of Cutaneous Human Papillomavirus Infections
  • Interaction Between Ultraviolet Radiation and Human Papillomavirus
  • Human Herpesvirus 8
  • Molecular Events in Skin Cancer
  • Molecular Pathogenesis of Basal Cell Carcinoma
  • Molecular Pathogenesis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • New Trends in the Susceptibility to Melanoma
  • Specific Skin Cancers
  • Actinic Keratoses
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma
  • External Anogenital Premalignant and Malignant Disease
  • Kaposi’s Sarcoma
  • Malignant Melanoma
  • Rare Skin Cancers
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Cutaneous Lymphomas
  • Appendageal Malignancies
  • Prophylaxis and Therapy
  • The Role of the Transplant Physician in the Management of Skin Cancers After Organ Transplantation
  • Pretransplantation Dermatologic Screening and Prophylaxis
  • Aftercare – A Multi-disciplinary Approach
  • Evaluation of Patient Education
  • Sunscreens and Sun Protection
  • Surgical Intervention for Skin Cancer in Organ Transplant Recipients
  • Topical Treatment of Field Cancerization
  • Destructive Management of Skin Cancers in Organ Transplant Recipients
  • Systemic Chemoprevention
  • Management of Metastatic Skin Cancers in Organ Transplant Recipients.