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Table 14.7

History of Cancer among Deceased Liver Donors

2000 to 2009

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Transplants 96 96 98 133 143 182 169 158 164 130
Skin (Melanoma) 12 11 12 12 19 14 14 18 24 13
Central Nervous System 38 34 34 32 36 47 36 38 33 28
Genito-Urinary (1) 21 20 32 44 43 64 49 42 37 35
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 8 4 3
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 5 2 2
Breast/Thyroid 8 12 3 12 15 16 18 12 15 13
Leukemia/Lymphoma 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 3 1 2
Other 11 14 11 27 21 31 44 32 48 34
Skin (Melanoma) 12.5% 11.5% 12.2% 9.0% 13.3% 7.7% 8.3% 11.4% 14.6% 10.0%
Central Nervous System 39.6% 35.4% 34.7% 24.1% 25.2% 25.8% 21.3% 24.1% 20.1% 21.5%
Genito-Urinary (1) 21.9% 20.8% 32.7% 33.1% 30.1% 35.2% 29.0% 26.6% 22.6% 26.9%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 2.3% 2.8% 3.3% 3.6% 5.1% 2.4% 2.3%
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung 2.1% 1.0% 2.0% 0.8% 0.7% 1.1% 0.6% 3.2% 1.2% 1.5%
Breast/Thyroid 8.3% 12.5% 3.1% 9.0% 10.5% 8.8% 10.7% 7.6% 9.1% 10.0%
Leukemia/Lymphoma 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.5% 2.8% 1.1% 0.6% 1.9% 0.6% 1.5%
Other 11.5% 14.6% 11.2% 20.3% 14.7% 17.0% 26.0% 20.3% 29.3% 26.2%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(-) = None in category.

Squamous and basal cell skin cancer, as well as unknown and missing, are not counted as history of cancer.

(1) Genito-Urinary: kidney, bladder, uterine cervix, uterine body, ovarian, vulva, testicular, prostate.

(2) Gastro-Intestinal: tongue, throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colo-rectal, liver and biliary tract, pancreas.