Are male kidney recipients at the risk of testicular cancer?
Dr Rajesh Ahlawat
Chairman
Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation
Medanta Kidney and Urology Institute
Medanta, the Medicity
Chairman
Division of Urology and Renal Transplantation
Medanta Kidney and Urology Institute
Medanta, the Medicity
Q: Are males, young and middle-aged, kidney transplant recipients at the risk of testicular cancer? If so, what are the symptoms and ways of treatment for the same?
A:All patients after any transplantation are on immunosupressive drugs, making them at higher risk for developing malignancies. Most common of these are lymphoproliferative disorders, designated as PTLD (Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders). Testicular cancers are rare after the age of 32 years though rare kinds, including lumphomas of testis, may occur later, and in renal transplant recipients.