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Bronchopulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2015 Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a highly vascular tumour, which was first described by the Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi Kohn before the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Nada Bashar +2 more
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Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2004 Kaposi’s sarcoma is a neoplasm that is unusual in itsclinical manifestations, course, and pathogenesis. Itsmale predominance, and occurrence specific to certainparts of the world is striking. The clinical course rangesfrom indolent—with lesions going into spontaneousremission—to aggressive spread, involving sub-cutaneous tissues, lymph nodes, mucosal ...
Liron Pantanowitz, Bruce J. Dezube
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Radiotherapy for Kaposi's sarcoma [PDF]
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 1980 Between 1954 and 1976, 60 patients with Kaposi's sarcoma were treated in the Department of Radiotherapy of the Lahey Clinic Foundation at the High Voltage Research Laboratory of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Only 2 patients were free of clinical disease in the lower extremities at the time of initial presentation, and 40 patients (69%) had ...
Theodore C.M. Lo +3 more
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British Journal of Cancer, 1991 Abstract The skin may be the most commonly affected organ in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. This may be manifested in a number of different ways, ranging from pruritus and generalized xerosis to severe fulminating infections with opportunistic agents.
Alvin E. Friedman-Kien +1 more
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2019 Kaposi sarcoma (KS) gained public attention as an AIDS-defining malignancy; its appearance on the skin was a highly stigmatizing sign of HIV infection during the height of the AIDS epidemic. The widespread introduction of effective antiretrovirals to control HIV by restoring immunocompetence reduced the prevalence of AIDS-related KS, although KS does ...
Cesarman, Ethel +5 more
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Epidemiology of Kaposi’s Sarcoma [PDF]
Cancers, 2021 Kaposi’s sarcoma is an angioproliferative tumor caused by human herpesvirus 8 in the context of immunodeficiency, such as that induced by HIV infection or immunosuppressive therapy. Its incidence has dramatically fallen in patients living with HIV (PLHIV) since the introduction of potent antiretroviral combinations 25 years ago due to the restoration ...
Grabar, Sophie, Costagliola, Dominique
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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1988 Kaposi's sarcoma is an unusual neoplasm that is seen with increased incidence in transplant recipients. Its occurrence in this group as a tumor is noteworthy in that it may regress spontaneously if immunosuppression is reduced or discontinued. Thus, its response in this setting raises the question of whether it might be best classified as a reversible ...
Frederick P. Ognibene +1 more
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Disseminated Kaposi Sarcoma [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021 Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male with a recent diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus presented to the emergency department with odynophagia and dysphagia for a month. Physical exam revealed Kaposi sarcoma partially occluding the airway. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to assist with the diagnosis of reactive lymphadenopathy, and computed ...
Goyack, Laura, Heimann, Matthew
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Imaging of Kaposi sarcoma [PDF]
Abdominal Radiology, 2021 AbstractKaposi sarcoma (KS) is a form of cancer that primarily appears on the skin but can potentially involve internal organs. There are several types of KS. The purpose of this article is to discuss the manifestations of KS and their appearance on imaging, the differential diagnoses associated with these findings, and molecular markers associated ...
Dhivya Addula +2 more
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Kaposi's sarcoma in an HIV-positive person successfully treated with paclitaxel [PDF]
, 2009 Epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma is one of the malignant neoplasms, which can develop in HIV-infected patients. Although the prevalence of HIV infection is reported to be high in Asian countries, Kaposi's sarcoma is rarely reported. We report a case of Kaposi's
Dongre, Atul, Montaldo, Chiara
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