Kaposi’s Sarcoma

The interest in Kaposi`s sarcoma (KS) was renewed with the HIV pandemic, once the former is an AIDS defining malignancy. Although the introduction of protease inhibitors has reduced the incidence of KS, the disease is still the most common cancer affecting AIDS patients. Many questions regarding the...

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Autores: Gamonal, Aloisio, Venancio, Marina Andrade, Costa, Eduardo Louzada da
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
Repositorio:HU Revista (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufjf.br:article/21
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/21
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sarcoma De Kaposi
Herpesvirus 8 Humano
Síndromes de Imunodeficiência
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Sumario:The interest in Kaposi`s sarcoma (KS) was renewed with the HIV pandemic, once the former is an AIDS defining malignancy. Although the introduction of protease inhibitors has reduced the incidence of KS, the disease is still the most common cancer affecting AIDS patients. Many questions regarding the epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis of this malignancy still remain unanswered. The authors undertook a comprehensive review, incorporating recent discoveries chiefly about early diagnosis, cutaneous presentation, and treatment approaches.