 Sarcoma, Kaposi
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A multicentric, malignant neoplastic vascular proliferation characterized by the development of bluish-red cutaneous nodules, usually on the lower extremities, most often on the toes or feet, and slowly increasing in size and number and spreading to more proximal areas. The tumors have endothelium-lined channels and vascular spaces admixed with variably sized aggregates of spindle-shaped cells, and often remain confined to the skin and subcutaneous tissue, but widespread visceral involvement may occur. Kaposi's sarcoma occurs spontaneously in Jewish and Italian males in Europe and the United States. An aggressive variant in young children is endemic in some areas of Africa. A third form occurs in about 0.04% of kidney transplant patients. There is also a high incidence in AIDS patients. (From Dorland, 27th ed & Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, pp2105-7) HHV-8 is the suspected cause.
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D012514
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.860 C04.557.450.795.850 C04.557.645.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sarcoma, Kaposi- Sarcoma, Kaposi
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Kaposis Sarcoma
- Sarcoma, Kaposi's
- Multiple Idiopathic Pigmented Hemangiosarcoma
- Kaposi Sarcoma
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1995 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcoma, Kaposi" by people in Profiles.
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Krown SE, Borok MZ, Campbell TB, Casper C, Dittmer DP, Hosseinipour MC, Mitsuyasu RT, Mosam A, Orem J, Phipps WT. Stage-stratified approach to AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma: implications for resource-limited environments. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Aug 10; 32(23):2512-3.
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Erlandson KM, Gudza I, Fiorillo S, Ndemera B, Schooley RT, Gwanzura L, Borok M, Campbell TB. Relationship of vitamin D insufficiency to AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma outcomes: retrospective analysis of a prospective clinical trial in Zimbabwe. Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Jul; 24:6-10.
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Korir A, Mauti N, Moats P, Gurka MJ, Mutuma G, Metheny C, Mwamba PM, Oyiro PO, Fisher M, Ayers LW, Rochford R, Mwanda WO, Remick SC. Developing clinical strength-of-evidence approach to define HIV-associated malignancies for cancer registration in Kenya. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e85881.
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Nelson BC, Borok MZ, Mhlanga TO, Makadzange AT, Campbell TB. AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma: outcomes after initiation of antiretroviral therapy at a university-affiliated hospital in urban Zimbabwe. Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Oct; 17(10):e902-6.
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Letang E, Lewis JJ, Bower M, Mosam A, Borok M, Campbell TB, Naniche D, Newsom-Davis T, Shaik F, Fiorillo S, Miro JM, Schellenberg D, Easterbrook PJ. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with Kaposi sarcoma: higher incidence and mortality in Africa than in the UK. AIDS. 2013 Jun 19; 27(10):1603-13.
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Rangwala S, Wysong A, Tollefson MM, Khuu P, Benjamin LT, Bruckner AL. Rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma associated with profound, transient thrombocytopenia. Pediatr Dermatol. 2014 May-Jun; 31(3):402-4.
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Borok M, Fiorillo S, Gudza I, Putnam B, Ndemera B, White IE, Gwanzura L, Schooley RT, Campbell TB. Evaluation of plasma human herpesvirus 8 DNA as a marker of clinical outcomes during antiretroviral therapy for AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma in Zimbabwe. Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 01; 51(3):342-9.
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Letang E, Almeida JM, Miró JM, Ayala E, White IE, Carrilho C, Bastos R, Nhampossa T, Menéndez C, Campbell TB, Alonso PL, Naniche D. Predictors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome-associated with kaposi sarcoma in mozambique: a prospective study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Apr; 53(5):589-97.
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Sathy SJ, Martinu T, Youens K, Lawrence CM, Howell DN, Palmer SM, Steele MP. Symptomatic pulmonary allograft Kaposi's sarcoma in two lung transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2008 Sep; 8(9):1951-6.
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White T, Hagen M, Gudza I, White IE, Ndemera B, Gwanzura L, Borok M, Campbell TB. Genetic diversity of the Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus K1 protein in AIDS-KS in Zimbabwe. J Clin Virol. 2008 Jun; 42(2):165-71.
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