How common are lymphoproliferative disorders following transplantation?
Excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer and in situ cervical cancer, lymphoproliferative disorders are the most common malignancies complicating organ transplantation.
Lymphoproliferative disorders account for 21% of all malignancies in patients who have received transplants, compared with 5% of malignancies in the general population.
Lymphoproliferative disorders occur in 5% of patients who have received a kidney transplant.
