Cancer in ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis: A Registry-Based Cohort Study.
Conclusions: Cancer risk did not increase significantly in this cohort with ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis. However, increased risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer, posttransplant cancer, and hematologic cancer indicates an association between immunosuppression and malignancy.
PMID: 29403663 [PubMed]
Source: International Journal of Nephrology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Int J Nephrol Source Type: research
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