Renal cell carcinoma of native kidney in renal transplant recipients.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence, prognosis and possible risk factors of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) of the native kidney in renal transplant recipients.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively re-examined the follow-up data of 373 consecutive renal transplant recipients at our institution between August 1993 and September 2004. We collected the data of all de novo RCC of the native kidney in the current analysis.