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10994065

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
Classical Kaposi's sarcoma is a sporadic disease with a markedly higher incidence in the Mediterranean area. The two original forms of this disease, the Caucasian (classical) and the African, are now well-documented entities. The immunosuppression-related form is a new, recently described subset of the disease, arising from the human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infection and/or the widespread use of immunosuppressive treatments. Cutaneous lesions are the most common manifestation of classical Kaposi's sarcoma. The case described in the present report is characterised by a history of slowly evolving disease affecting the lower extremities without spread to thoracic or abdominal organs, a lengthy remission following initial radiation therapy, and local relapse with a further remission after a second course of radiation. Current treatments, in particular radiation therapy, achieve disease control or at least control of disease-related symptoms (mainly pain) in most cases, even when cure is not possible.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0036-7672
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
130
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
988-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Classical (HIV-negative) cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma: a case report and a short review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona. oncosg@siak.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports