Non-AIDS associated Kaposi's sarcoma: clinical features and treatment outcome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in HIV negative patients is rare and has to be distinguished from AIDS associated KS. Two groups are at risk to develop non-AIDS related KS: elderly men mainly of Mediterranean origin and persons with iatrogenic immunosuppression.

Patients and methods

In order to define risk-groups and major clinical features we retrospectively evaluated clinical data of all patients with non-AIDS associated KS presenting to the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Tuebingen between 1987 and 2009. Data were extracted from the tumor registry of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Tuebingen and from patient records.

Results

20 patients with non-AIDS KS have been identified. The average age at KS onset was 66.6 years; the male-to-female-ratio was 3:

SUBMITTER: Jakob L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3075253 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature