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Table 14.7

History of Cancer among Deceased Liver Donors

1999 to 2008

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Transplants 89 96 96 98 133 143 182 169 157 166
Skin (Melanoma) 15 12 11 12 12 19 14 14 17 25
Central Nervous System 36 38 34 34 32 36 47 36 38 34
Genito-Urinary (1) 19 21 20 32 44 43 64 49 42 37
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 8 4
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 2
Breast/Thyroid 5 8 12 3 12 15 16 18 12 15
Leukemia/Lymphoma - 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 1
Other 12 11 14 11 27 21 31 44 32 48
Skin (Melanoma) 16.9% 12.5% 11.5% 12.2% 9.0% 13.3% 7.7% 8.3% 10.8% 15.1%
Central Nervous System 40.4% 39.6% 35.4% 34.7% 24.1% 25.2% 25.8% 21.3% 24.2% 20.5%
Genito-Urinary (1) 21.3% 21.9% 20.8% 32.7% 33.1% 30.1% 35.2% 29.0% 26.8% 22.3%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 2.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 2.3% 2.8% 3.3% 3.6% 5.1% 2.4%
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - 2.1% 1.0% 2.0% 0.8% 0.7% 1.1% 0.6% 3.2% 1.2%
Breast/Thyroid 5.6% 8.3% 12.5% 3.1% 9.0% 10.5% 8.8% 10.7% 7.6% 9.0%
Leukemia/Lymphoma - 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.5% 2.8% 1.1% 0.6% 1.9% 0.6%
Other 13.5% 11.5% 14.6% 11.2% 20.3% 14.7% 17.0% 26.0% 20.4% 28.9%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(-) = 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.



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