Article: Investigators at Campinas State University have published new data on liver transplant.

According to recent research published in the journal Transplantation Proceedings, "The occurrence of de novo malignant neoplasias has been shown in postransplant patients under imunosuppression. It is the second leading cause of late death in liver transplant recipients."

"The greatest incidence is seen in cancers associated with chronic infection by human papilloma virus, skin cancers, oropharyngeal, and gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. GI stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the GI tract. Rare cases are identified outside the GI tract are collectively known as extragastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs). We present an EGIST ...

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