Gastric cancer after cadaveric liver transplantation in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis: A case report and review of the literature

ARSLAN Ç., KILIÇKAP S., YALÇIN Ş.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY, vol.22, no.1, pp.73-76, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.4318/tjg.2011.0160
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.73-76
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The risk of malignancy in transplant patients is higher than in the general population. The risk is increased mostly due to immune alteration and viral infections. While the most common cancers following liver transplantation include skin cancers, lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma, gastric cancer is uncommon. Herein, we report a case of gastric adenocarcinoma developing three years after cadaveric liver transplantation in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis. The patient was successfully operated. The patient did not receive any adjuvant therapy, and is free of disease at 9 months' follow-up.