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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2005;7:355.

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Archives of Dermatology

Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Organ Transplant Recipients: A Study of the Swedish Cohort With Regard to Tumor Site

Objective: To establish the anatomical site distribution of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in organ transplant recipients (OTRs) with regard to age and sex.

Design: Retrospective population-based cohort study of OTRs.

Setting: Patients who underwent organ transplantation in Sweden from January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1997, registered in the Swedish In-patient Registry and national Swedish Cancer Registry.

Patients: From the cohort of 5931 OTRs, we could include 179 patients with 475 cutaneous SCCs. Information on the sites was received from the cancer registry and from the histopathological reports.

Results: The site of each SCC was registered in a computer program displaying the results on a 3-dimensional human figure. The head and neck were the predominant sites in male patients, and the trunk was the predominant site in female patients. The . . . [Full Text of this Article]