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. 2014 May 22;25(10):2335–2341. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2013101122

Table 2.

Unadjusted incidence rates and IRRs for cancer type, by PKD status

Cancer Type PKD Recipients Non-PKD Recipients IRR (95% CI)
Count (n) Incidence Ratea Count (n) Incidence Ratea
Lip 13 25.8 74 15.5 1.66 (0.88 to 2.89)
Salivary gland 7 13.9 30 6.3 2.20 (0.89 to 4.73)
Oropharynx 7 13.9 39 8.2 1.70 (0.69 to 3.56)
Other oral cavity and pharynx 5 9.9 75 15.7 0.63 (0.22 to 1.41)
Nasopharynxb 0 0 7 1.5 0
Esophagus 5 9.9 47 9.9 1.00 (0.35 to 2.29)
Stomach 8 15.9 91 19.1 0.83 (0.37 to 1.60)
Small intestine 2 4.0 19 4.0 0.99 (0.16 to 3.42)
Colon and rectum 25 49.6 328 68.9 0.72 (0.47 to 1.06)
Anus 3 5.9 51 10.7 0.56 (0.14 to 1.51)
Liver 4 7.9 51 10.7 0.74 (0.22 to 1.81)
Intrahepatic bile duct 2 4.0 3 0.6 6.30 (0.83 to 37.99)
Gallbladderb 0 0 7 1.5 0
Other biliary 4 7.9 11 2.3 3.43 (0.95 to 10.04)
Pancreas 14 27.8 84 17.6 1.57 (0.86 to 2.68)
Larynx 2 4.0 45 9.4 0.42 (0.07 to 1.36)
Lung 69 136.8 582 122.2 1.12 (0.86 to 1.43)
Bones and jointsb 0 0 11 2.3 0
Soft tissue including heart 8 15.9 32 6.7 2.36 (1.01 to 4.87)
Melanoma 48 95.2 225 47.2 2.01 (1.46 to 2.72)
Other nonepithelial skin 20 39.7 107 22.5 1.77 (1.06 to 2.78)
Breast 37 73.4 299 62.8 1.17 (0.82 to 1.62)
Cervixb 0 0 27 13.9 0
Uterus 12 53.2 60 30.8 1.89 (0.97 to 3.38)
Ovary 4 17.7 26 13.3 1.45 (0.43 to 3.73)
Vaginab 0 0 8 4.1 0
Vulva 6 26.6 34 17.5 1.67 (0.63 to 3.69)
Prostate 74 265.6 555 197.2 1.26 (0.98 to 1.59)
Testis 5 17.9 26 9.2 1.82 (0.61 to 4.35)
Penisb 0 0 15 5.3 0
Bladder 13 25.8 142 29.8 0.86 (0.47 to 1.47)
Kidney 49 97.2 610 128.1 0.76 (0.56 to 1.00)
 RCCc 45 89.2 505 106.0 0.84 (0.61 to 1.13)
Renal pelvis 1 2.0 15 3.1 0.63 (0.03 to 3.11)
Eye and orbit 4 7.9 12 2.5 3.15 (0.88 to 9.04)
Brain 5 9.9 29 6.1 1.63 (0.55 to 3.85)
Thyroid 16 31.7 168 35.3 0.90 (0.52 to 1.45)
Hodgkin lymphoma 5 9.9 49 10.3 0.96 (0.33 to 2.19)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 74 146.8 672 141.1 1.04 (0.81 to 1.31)
Plasma cell neoplasms 8 15.9 73 15.3 1.03 (0.46 to 2.02)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia 1 2.0 8 1.7 1.18 (0.06 to 6.44)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia 1 2.0 14 2.9 0.67 (0.04 to 3.36)
Acute myeloid leukemia 7 13.9 36 7.6 1.84 (0.75 to 3.88)
Chronic myeloid leukemia 3 5.9 20 4.2 1.42 (0.33 to 4.13)
Acute monocytic leukemiab 0 0 1 0.2 0
Other acute leukemiab 0 0 4 0.8 0
Mesothelioma 1 2.0 12 2.5 0.79 (0.04 to 3.99)
Kaposi sarcoma 6 11.9 73 15.3 0.78 (0.30 to 1.64)
Miscellaneous 37 73.4 327 68.7 1.07 (0.75 to 1.48)
Tumors of poorly specified morphology 7 13.9 96 20.2 0.69 (0.29 to 1.38)
All cancers, combined 622 1233.6 5330 1119.1 1.10 (1.01 to 1.20)
All cancers excluding kidney, melanoma, and nonepithelial skin 505 1001.6 4388 921.3 1.09 (0.99 to 1.19)
a

Incidence rate is per 100,000 person-years.

b

Because there were no cases among PKD recipients, the Poisson regression model did not converge.

c

RCCs are shown separately in the table, but because all were located in the kidney, they do not contribute to the total.