A Case of Gastrointestinal and Cervical Lymph Nodal Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Patient with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
;
: 70-73, 2012.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-43355
ABSTRACT
Kaposi's sarcoma was the first malignancy to be recognized as a cancer defining acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Kaposi's sarcoma, a rare tumor, usually presents itself with skin lesions but it may be widely disseminated internally such as digestive, respiratory organ, spleen, or lymph node. The incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with AIDS has declined in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), and cases of disseminated Kaposi's sarcomas have rarely been reported in Korea. Chemotherapy is usually used in symptomatic or rapidly progressive disease, and interferon-alpha can be applied as a treatment option. We report a successfully treated case of gastrointestinal and cervical lymph nodal Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with AIDS who had combined treatment with ART, interferon-alpha, and paclitaxel.
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Main subject:
Sarcoma, Kaposi
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Skin
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Spleen
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Incidence
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Interferon-alpha
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Paclitaxel
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Korea
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Lymph Nodes
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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