| Theme | Malignant Tumors in Patients with End-Stage Renal Failures | |
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| Title | Malignant tumors in dialysis patients in Osaka prefecture | |
| Publish Date | 2005/04 | |
| Author | Yoshihisa Tamai | Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine |
| Author | Akio Imada | Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine |
| Author | Mamiko Katahata | Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine |
| Author | Yoji Ariyama | Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine |
| Author | Yoshihiro Ohue | Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, Sakai Hospital, Kinki University School of Medicine |
| [ Summary ] | It has been presumed that possibility of generation of malignant tumors in patients receiving dialysis will increase due to the increased number of elderly dialysis. A survey at dialysis institutes in Osaka prefecture revealed that screening tests for malignant tumors have periodically been conducted, while there have also been many cases found where malignant tumors have been detected through subjective symptoms. It has been suggested that progress of malignant tumors is more rapid and also prognosis is worse in the cases detected through subjective symptoms as compared with cases diagnosed with screening tests. Though there have been found many reports on possibility of the generation of malignant tumors being higher in patients receiving dialysis, no clear opinion has been made. It is necessary to clarify what kinds of malignant tumors are present in dialysis patients and to what degree this is so. Consequently, it is desired to conduct a large scale survey of patients receiving dialysis. | |