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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 1;106(9):1728-1729.
doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004118. Epub 2022 Apr 1.

Donor Cancer Transmission: Focusing on the Evidence

Michael A Nalesnik  1
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Editorial

Donor Cancer Transmission: Focusing on the Evidence

Michael A Nalesnik. Transplantation. .
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The author declares no funding or conflicts of interest.

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  • Malignancies in Deceased Organ Donors: The Spanish Experience.
    Mahíllo B, Martín S, Molano E, Navarro A, Castro P, Pont T, Andrés A, Galán J, López M, Oliver E, Martínez A, Mosteiro F, Roque R, Pérez-Redondo M, Cid-Cumplido M, Ballesteros MA, Daga D, Quindós B, Sancho M, Royo-Villanova M, Bernabé E, Muñoz R, Chacón JI, Coll E, Domínguez-Gil B. Mahíllo B, et al. Transplantation. 2022 Sep 1;106(9):1814-1823. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004117. Epub 2022 Apr 1. Transplantation. 2022. PMID: 35421045 Review.

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