Table 14.7

History of Cancer among Deceased Liver Donors

1995 to 2004

Type of Cancer Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Transplants 60 61 82 86 89 96 96 98 133 141
Skin (Melanoma) 5 4 16 8 15 12 11 12 11 19
Central Nervous System 26 26 30 30 36 38 34 34 32 36
Genito-Urinary (1) 14 18 14 24 19 21 20 32 44 41
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 3 1 - 1 2 3 3 3 3 4
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - 1 - - 2 1 2 1 1
Breast/Thyroid 5 4 9 5 5 8 12 3 12 15
Leukemia/Lymphoma - 1 1 4 - 1 1 1 2 4
Other 7 7 11 14 12 11 14 11 28 21
Skin (Melanoma) 8.3% 6.6% 19.5% 9.3% 16.9% 12.5% 11.5% 12.2% 8.3% 13.5%
Central Nervous System 43.3% 42.6% 36.6% 34.9% 40.4% 39.6% 35.4% 34.7% 24.1% 25.5%
Genito-Urinary (1) 23.3% 29.5% 17.1% 27.9% 21.3% 21.9% 20.8% 32.7% 33.1% 29.1%
Gastro-Intestinal (2) 5.0% 1.6% - 1.2% 2.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 2.3% 2.8%
Larynx/Bronchi/Lung - - 1.2% - - 2.1% 1.0% 2.0% 0.8% 0.7%
Breast/Thyroid 8.3% 6.6% 11.0% 5.8% 5.6% 8.3% 12.5% 3.1% 9.0% 10.6%
Leukemia/Lymphoma - 1.6% 1.2% 4.7% - 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.5% 2.8%
Other 11.7% 11.5% 13.4% 16.3% 13.5% 11.5% 14.6% 11.2% 21.1% 14.9%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(-) = 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.