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Patient‐ and caregiver‐reported barriers to radiotherapy for cancer in sub‐Saharan Africa—A survey of population‐based registries

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Low‐ and middle‐income countries have over 70% of the global cancer burden but 10% of the world's radiotherapy capacities. This population‐based multi‐country study explores the barriers to access experienced by cancer patients in sub‐Saharan Africa.
Eric Sven Kroeber, Tamara König, Ole Stöter, Biying Liu, Phoebe Mary Amulen, Margaret Borok, Gladys Chesumbai, Eric Chokunonga, Ima‐Obong Ekanem, Mahine Ivanga, Bakarou Kamaté, William Muller, Abidemi Omonisi, Jean‐Félix Peko, Mathewos Assefa, Furaha Serventi, Markus Wallwiener, Mazvita Muchengeti, Pablo Sandro Carvalho Santos, Donald Maxwell Parkin, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Nikolaus Christian Simon Mezger   +21 more
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Disseminated iatrogenic upper gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma following prolonged steroid use in a patient with Crohn’s disease: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Kaposi sarcoma is a malignant vascular neoplasm caused by human herpesvirus-8. It is mostly seen in immunocompromised individuals, particularly those with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or organ transplants ...
Glory Makupa, Furaha Serventi, Leila Mwakipunda, Godwin Nnko, Edwin Liwa, Salum J. Lidenge, Ayesiga Herman, Lilian Gasper, Amos Mwasamwaja, Beatrice Kombole, Alex Mremi   +10 more
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Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus T cell responses in HIV seronegative individuals from rural Uganda

Nature Communications, 2021
The T cell response to Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus is critical to controlling infection and immunopathology but has been poorly explored in immunocompetent patients.
Angela Nalwoga, Romin Roshan, Kyle Moore, Vickie Marshall, Wendell Miley, Nazzarena Labo, Marjorie Nakibuule, Stephen Cose, Rosemary Rochford, Robert Newton, Denise Whitby   +10 more
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The Endothelial CXCR Family in Vascular Health and Disease

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endothelial cells (ECs) form the dynamic interface between blood and tissue, serving as key regulators of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and repair. Among the molecular systems governing endothelial behavior, the C‐X‐C motif chemokine receptor (CXCR) family—originally characterized in immunology for its roles in leukocyte trafficking and ...
Zhiming Wu, Yandi Wu, Suowen Xu, Yu Huang, Li Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case of disseminated angiosarcoma-like Kaposi sarcoma presenting with unusual vesiculobullous lesions

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Angiosarcoma-like Kaposi sarcoma represents a recently delineated rare histomorphologic variant of Kaposi sarcoma that can be difficult to distinguish from other vasoproliferative lesions. Conventional lesions of Kaposi sarcoma encompass patches, plaques,
Jasmine Gill, Oluwatosin Odeshi, Muhammad N Mahmood, Parbeer Grewal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Remembering the forgotten child: the role of immune checkpoint inhibition in patients with human immunod eficiency virus and cancer. [PDF]

, 2019
Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have a high risk of developing virally-mediated cancers. These tumors have several features that could make them vulnerable to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) including, but not limited to ...
Adashek, Jacob J, Galanina, Natalie, Junior, Pedro Nazareth Aguiar, Kurzrock, Razelle   +3 more
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Isolated Pleural Effusion as Presentation of a Large B‐Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Diagnostic Considerations

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
A 79‐year‐old man presented with massive pleural effusion in which cytological examination revealed lymphoma cells without evidence of a solid tumor mass. Negative EBV in situ hybridization and negative HHV8 and HIV testing, combined with flow cytometric immunophenotyping and molecular findings, supported a diagnosis of fluid overload–associated large ...
Van Vlierberghe Magalie, Dewaide Rosina, Michaux Lucienne, Develter Wim, Van Aelst Sophie, Claerhout Helena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conjunctival Kaposi's Sarcoma. An Unusual AIDS Presentation [PDF]

, 2003
O sarcoma de Kaposi ocular isolado surge em 0,3% a 5% dos doentes com SIDA, mas, em doentes com tumor disseminado, esta incidência aumenta para 15% a 20%. Apresentamos um caso de sarcoma de Kaposi epidémico, mucocutâneo, cuja primeira manifestação foi
Carmona, M, Castro, A, Horta, A, Pinheiro, S, Ramos, N, Serra, MJ, Simões, H   +6 more
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Aggressive Kaposi's Sarcoma in a 6-month-old African infant: Case Report and Review of the Literature. [PDF]

, 2000
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), known to exist in Africa for a century now, was rare in children and unknown in the newborn. With the onset of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a more aggressive, disseminated type of KS (AKS) was recognized. Recently KS was diagnosed in a 6-
Amir, H, Maduhu, I Z, Manji, K P
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Upper Airway Obstruction due to Kaposi Sarcoma—Presenting Sign of HIV: Case Report and Review

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study presents a case of undiagnosed HIV presenting with Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the head and neck with acute upper airway obstruction (UAO) and provides an updated scoping literature review to examine the patient characteristics, lesion characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of KS cases with UAO from the pharynx, larynx, and/or trachea.
Zachary A. Wykoff, Logan F. McColl, Robert A. Baiocchi, Matthew O. Old   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source