The most common malignancy in renal transplant recipient is:: (A) Skin cancer, (B) Renal cell carcinoma, (C) Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, (D) Hodgkin's lymphoma
Answer is A. Ans. (a) Skin cancerRef: Bailey 26th edition, Pages 1415-1416Side effects of immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplant:* Most common opportunistic infection- Viral* Most common viral Infection- CMV* Most common time for Infection- 1st 6 months* Most common cancer to occur on immunosuppression - Skin cancer* PTLD - Post transplant Lympho proliferative disorder can also occur after transplant.