Liver-transplantation-associated lung cancer: A comparison of clinical parameters and outcome

Background: The incidence of lung cancer (LC) is increased in patients with history of liver transplantation (LT). The purpose of this study was to compare clinical characteristics and outcome of post liver transplantation lung cancer (PLTLC) patients with cohorts of “transplant naive” LC patients and LT patients without lung cancer. Methods: Patients who received a LT or were diagnosed with LC between December 1987 and August 2012 were included into analysis. PLTLC patients were compared a LT cohort (n = 725) and the local LC registry (n = 2558) in regard to demographic parameters, risk factors, LC- and LT- cha…