Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
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J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol. · Apr 2014
Comparative StudyDialysis-requiring acute kidney injury increases risk of long-term malignancy: a population-based study.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is gaining worldwide attention recently, emerging as a major public health threat. However, the association between the development of AKI and subsequent malignancy has not been studied before. ⋯ Dialysis-requiring AKI can post a long-term risk of de novo malignancy for those who survive from the initial insult. Even patients who have recovered from dialysis still carry a significantly higher possibility of developing malignancy than those without AKI episode.