Clinical exuberance of classic Kaposi's sarcoma and response to radiotherapy

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric vascular neoplasm, with cutaneous and extracutaneous involvement. Different clinical and epidemiological variants have been identified. The classic form is manifested mainly in elderly men with indolent and long-term evolution, with lesions localized prim...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Anais brasileiros de dermatología 2015-11, Vol.90 (6), p.883-886
Hauptverfasser:	Trujillo, Jeniffer Muñoz, Alves, Natália Ribeiro de Magalhães, Medeiros, Paula Mota, Azulay-Abulafia, Luna, Alves, Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro, Gripp, Alexandre Carlos
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biopsy Case Report DERMATOLOGY Disease Progression Female Herpesvirus 8, human Humans Radiotherapy Sarcoma, Kaposi Sarcoma, Kaposi - pathology Sarcoma, Kaposi - radiotherapy Skin - pathology Skin Neoplasms - pathology Skin Neoplasms - radiotherapy Treatment Outcome Vascular Neoplasms - pathology Vascular Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric vascular neoplasm, with cutaneous and extracutaneous involvement. Different clinical and epidemiological variants have been identified. The classic form is manifested mainly in elderly men with indolent and long-term evolution, with lesions localized primarily in the lower extremities. We present two cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma (CKS) in two female patients with extensive, exuberant skin involvement and rapid evolution, with good response to radiotherapy.
ISSN:	0365-0596 1806-4841 1806-4841 0365-0596
DOI:	10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153877