Clinical presentation and natural history of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma
BJ Dezube - Hematology/oncology clinics of North America, 1996 - Elsevier
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common tumor arising in persons infected with HIV, and
among all HIV risk groups it is most common in homosexual or bisexual men. During the
past decade KS has shifted more and more from being an index diagnosis for AIDS to an
opportunistic neoplasm occurring later in the course of AIDS and leading to increasing
morbidity and mortality. This article focuses on the clinical presentation and natural history of
KS; other articles deal with the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of this disease.
among all HIV risk groups it is most common in homosexual or bisexual men. During the
past decade KS has shifted more and more from being an index diagnosis for AIDS to an
opportunistic neoplasm occurring later in the course of AIDS and leading to increasing
morbidity and mortality. This article focuses on the clinical presentation and natural history of
KS; other articles deal with the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of this disease.