Transplantation and Clinical Immunology: Proceedings of the 27th Conference on Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, 22–24 May 1995

Touraine, J.-L.; Traeger, J.; Bétuel, H.; Dubernard, J.-M.; Revillard, J.P.; Dupuy, C.

Malignancies are frequent complications in organ transplantation, mainly as the result of infection with certain viruses and of long-term immunosuppression. The epidemiology confirms that the increased incidence concerns certain cancers, especially HIV-related skin cancers and EBV-related lymphoproliferative malignancies.
This book covers all currently available information on this important topic of the relationships between transplantation and malignancies: preexisting cancers, posttransplant cancers, their etiology and pathophysiology, their prevention and treatment. A significant part of the volume is devoted to prophylaxis, early detection and modern forms of therapy in posttransplant lymphomas. As a conclusion of all these new data, the theory of immunosurveillance deserves to be significantly modified.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1996-04-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780792338635

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-0175-9

Dimensions: 240cm x160cm

Pages: 356