Table 14.7

History of Cancer among Deceased Liver Donors

1997 to 2006

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Transplants 82 87 89 96 96 98 133 142 182 168
Skin (Melanoma) 16 8 15 12 11 12 11 19 14 14
Central Nervous System 30 30 36 38 34 34 32 36 47 36
Genito-Urinary (1) 14 25 19 21 20 32 44 42 64 49
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 6
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung 1 - - 2 1 2 1 1 2 1
Breast/Thyroid 9 5 5 8 12 3 12 15 16 18
Leukemia/Lymphoma 1 4 - 1 1 1 2 4 2 1
Other 11 14 12 11 14 11 28 21 31 43
Skin (Melanoma) 19.5% 9.2% 16.9% 12.5% 11.5% 12.2% 8.3% 13.4% 7.7% 8.3%
Central Nervous System 36.6% 34.5% 40.4% 39.6% 35.4% 34.7% 24.1% 25.4% 25.8% 21.4%
Genito-Urinary (1) 17.1% 28.7% 21.3% 21.9% 20.8% 32.7% 33.1% 29.6% 35.2% 29.2%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) - 1.1% 2.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 2.3% 2.8% 3.3% 3.6%
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung 1.2% - - 2.1% 1.0% 2.0% 0.8% 0.7% 1.1% 0.6%
Breast/Thyroid 11.0% 5.7% 5.6% 8.3% 12.5% 3.1% 9.0% 10.6% 8.8% 10.7%
Leukemia/Lymphoma 1.2% 4.6% - 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.5% 2.8% 1.1% 0.6%
Other 13.4% 16.1% 13.5% 11.5% 14.6% 11.2% 21.1% 14.8% 17.0% 25.6%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(-) = None in category.

Squamous and basal cell skin cancer, as well as unknown and missing, are not counted as history of cancer.

(1) Genito-Urinary: kidney, bladder, uterine cervix, uterine body, ovarian, vulva, testicular, prostate.

(2) Gastro-Intestinal: tongue, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colo-rectal, liver and biliary tract, pancreas.