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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 25.
Published in final edited form as: Transplant Proc. 1971 Mar;3(1):773–778.

Table 1.

Epithelial Tumors in Organ Homograft Recipients

Number Transplant Center Age at Time of Transplant Sex Donor Immunosuppression
Type of Tumor Time After Transplantation Organs Involved Outcome Referring Physician
Splenectomy Thymectomy Imuran Prednisone ALG
1 Denver 37 F Unrelated living donor Yes Yes Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 50 months Cervix of uterus Alive, no recurrence after hysterectomy
2 Minneapolis 28 F Brother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 30 months Cervix of uterus Alive, no recurrence after hysterectomy R. L. Simmons
3 Montreal 38 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 6 months Cervix of uterus Alive, no recurrence following cryosurgery K. Pritzker
4 Los Angeles 38 F Mother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 35 months Cervix of uterus; anterior wall of vagina Alive, no recurrence after excision A. Gordon
5 Richmond 33 F Sister No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 36 months Cervix of uterus Cone biopsy, patient being observed at regular intervals H. Lee
6 Denver 40 M Unrelated living donor Yes No Yes Yes No Superficial squamous cell carcinoma 66 months Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision
7 Denver 39 M Brother Yes Yes Yes Yes No Superficial squamous cell carcinoma 36 months Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision
8 Louisville 35 M Brother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 8 months Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision D. Leb
9 Los Angeles 27 M Mother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 25 months Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision R. Goldman
10 Los Angeles 25 F Brother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 35 months Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision R. Goldman
11 Denver 40 M Unrelated living donor Yes Yes Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 32 months Skin of ear No recurrence after excision, died of other causes
12 Denver 43 M Uncle Yes No Yes Yes Yes Basal cell carcinoma 33 months Nasolabial fold Alive, no recurrence following excision
13 Denver 30 M Brother Yes Yes Yes Yes No Basal cell carcinoma 75 months Nasolabial fold Alive, no recurrence following excision
14 Denver 34 M Sister Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 74 months Left forearm, right forearm Alive, no recurrence following excision
15 Minneapolis 27 M Brother Yes No Yes Yes No Undifferentiated carcinoma 10 months Liver; brain; bone marrow Dead C. Hitchcock
16 Nashville 47 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Undifferentiated carcinoma 19 months Lung, mediastinal lymph nodes; brain and liver Dead C. Zukoski
17 Denver 44 F Sister Yes No Yes Yes Yes Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma 31 months Lung Dead
18 San Francisco 46 M (a) Son
(b) Cadaver
Yes No Yes Yes No Alveolar cell carcinoma of lung 9 months Lungs Dead S. Kountz
19 Minneapolis 16 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Dysgerminoma 32 months Ovary; Peritoneum; mediastinal and axillary lymph nodes Dead W. Kelly
20 Ghent, Belgium 53 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Adenocarcinoma 35 months Sigmoid colon Dead F. Derom
21 Nashville 34 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 62 months Metastases in lymph nodes of neck, later widespread metastases. Primary site of tumor unknown Dead C. Zukoski
22 Louisville 32 M Brother Yes No Yes Yes No Embryonal cell carcinoma 2 months Testis; abdominal organs; ureter of transplanted kidney; lung Dead D. Leb
23 Cape Town* 50 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes Anaplastic small cell adenocarcinoma 17 months Stomach; liver; mesentery; peritoneum Dead S. Bosman
*

Heart transplant recipient.