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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 21.
Published in final edited form as: Transplantation. 1972 Oct;14(4):407–417. doi: 10.1097/00007890-197210000-00001

Table 1. Epithelial tumors in organ homograft recipients.

Case No. Transplant center Age at time of transplant (years) Sex Donor Immunosuppression by Type of tumor Time after transplantation (months) Organs involved Outcome Referring physician

Splenectomy Thymectomy Imuran Prednisone ALG

1 Denver 37 F Unrelated living Yes Yes Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 50 Cervix of uterus Alive, no recurrence after hysterectomy
2 Minneapolis 28 F Brother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 30 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 Cervix of uterus Alive, no recurrence after cryosurgery K. Pritzker
4 Los Angeles 38 F Mother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 35 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 Cervix of uterus Cone biopsy; patient being observed at regular intervals H. Lee
6 Denver 26 F Father Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 65 Cervix of uterus Died of causes unrelated to carcinoma
7 Denver 17 F Father Yes No Yes Yes Yes Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 51 Cervix of uterus Alive, awaiting hysterectomy
8 Minneapolis 32 F Sister Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma in situ 45 Cervix of uterus Alive, no recurrence after hysterectomy R. L. Simmons
9 Denver 40 M Unrelated living Yes No Yes Yes No Superficial squamous cell carcinoma 66 Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision
10 Denver 39 M Brother Yes Yes Yes Yes No Superficial squamous cell carcinoma 36 Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision
11 Louisville 35 M Brother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 8 Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision D. Leb
12 Los Angeles 27 M Mother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 25 Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision R. Goldman
13 Los Angeles 25 F Brother No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 35 Lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision R. Goldman
14 Salt Lake City 42 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes Squamous cell carcinoma 32 Lip Alive, no recurrence following excision L. Stevens
15 San Francisco 28 M Cadaver
Cadaver
Yes No Yes Yes No Infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma 32 Lower left lip Alive, recurrent lesion in lip removed 6 months after primary excision F. O. Belzer
16 San Francisco 23 M Brother Yes No Yes Yes No Infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma 37 Right lower lip Alive, no recurrence following excision F. O. Belzer
17 Denver 40 M Unrelated living Yes Yes Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 32 Skin of ear No recurrence after excision, died of other causes
18 Denver 43 M Uncle Yes No Yes Yes Yes Basal cell carcinoma 33 Nasolabial fold Alive, no recurrence following excision
19 Denver 30 M Brother Yes Yes Yes Yes No Basal cell carcinoma 75 Nasolabial fold Alive, no recurrence following excision
20 Denver 34 M Sister Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 74 Left forearm; right forearm; right arm; scalp Dead (myocardial infarction)
21 Stockholm 58 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Multiple squamous cell carcinomas 38 Scalp Alive C. Franksson
22 Denver 22 M Cousin Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 78 Left hand Alive, no recurrence following excision
23 Denver 30 M Brother Yes No Yes Yes Yes Superficial squamous cell carcinomas 36 Face (3 areas) Alive, 4 fresh areas excised from face and neck 4 months after initial lesions
24a Sydney 44 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Basal cell carcinoma 3 Nose Alive following radiotherapy J. F. Mahony
25 Sydney 48 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Multiple squamous cell carcinomas
Basal cell carcinoma
29 Forehead; right nasolabial fold; left temple; left preauricular lymph node Alive following excisions and radiotherapy J. H. Stewart
26 Denver 21 M Father Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 87 Skin of face Alive following excision W. Alexander
27 San Francisco 41 M Brother Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 73 Multiple sites dorsum of left hand Alive following wide excision F. O. Belzer
28 San Francisco 46 M Sister Yes No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 76 Floor of mouth; tongue; cervical lymph nodes Dead F. O. Belzer
29 Nashville 34 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Squamous cell carcinoma 62 Metastases in lymph nodes of neck; later widespread metastases; primary site of tumor unknown Dead C. Zukoski
30 Montreal 13 M Brother No No Yes Yes No Hepatocellular carcinoma 32 Liver Dead K. Pritzker
31 Toronto 8 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes Well differentiated hepatoma 13 Liver Dead A. Millner
32 Minneapolis 27 M Brother Yes No Yes Yes No Undifferentiated carcinoma 10 Liver; brain; bone marrow Dead C. Hitchcock
33 Nashville 47 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Undifferentiated carcinoma 19 Lung; mediastinal lymph nodes; brain; liver Dead C. Zukoski
34 Denver 44 F Sister Yes No Yes Yes Yes Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma 31 Lung Dead
35 San Francisco 46 M Son; cadaver Yes No Yes Yes No Alveolar cell carcinoma of lung 9 Lungs Dead S. Kountz
36 Sydney 43 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes (after development of tumor) Adenocarcinoma 32 Lungs; mediastinal lymph nodes; liver Dead J. F. Mahony
37 Minneapolis 16 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Dysgerminoma 32 Ovary; peritoneum; mediastinal and axillary lymph nodes Dead W. Kelly
38a Louisville 32 M Brother Yes No Yes Yes No Embryonal cell carcinoma 2 Testis; abdominal organs; ureter of transplanted kidney; lung Dead D. Leb
39 Ghent 53 F Cadaver No No Yes Yes No Adenocarcinoma 35 Sigmoid colon; liver Dead F. Derom
40a Chicago 41 M Brother No No Yes Yes No Adenocarcinoma 1 Colon Dead D. Jonasson
41b Cape Town 52 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes Anaplastic small cell adenocarcinoma 17 Stomach; liver; mesentery; peritoneum Dead S. Bosman
42c Toronto 21 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes Highly anaplastic transitional cell tumor 6 Kidney; liver; brain; heart; lung Dead G. DeVeber
43a Cleveland 45 M Cadaver No No Yes Yes Yes Adenocarcinoma 1 Thyroid gland Alive following thyroidectomy S. Deodhar
44 San Francisco 32 F Brother
Cadaver
Yes No Yes Yes No Adenocarcinoma 32 Breast; axillary lymph nodes Alive following radical mastectomy F. O. Belzer
a

Tumors may have been present at time of transplantation.

b

Heart transplant recipient.

c

Tumor may have been present in homograft at time of transplantation.