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Clinical exuberance of classic Kaposi's sarcoma and response to radiotherapy
Trujillo, Jeniffer Muñoz; Alves, Natália Ribeiro de Magalhães; Medeiros, Paula Mota; Azulay-Abulafia, Luna; Alves, Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro; Gripp, Alexandre Carlos.
Affiliation
  • Trujillo, Jeniffer Muñoz; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Alves, Natália Ribeiro de Magalhães; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Medeiros, Paula Mota; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Azulay-Abulafia, Luna; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Alves, Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Gripp, Alexandre Carlos; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro. BR
An. bras. dermatol ; 90(6): 883-886, Nov.-Dec. 2015. tab, graf
Article in En | LILACS | ID: lil-769512
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ABSTRACT
Abstract 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.
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Sarcoma, Kaposi / Skin Neoplasms / Vascular Neoplasms Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: DERMATOLOGIA Year: 2015 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Sarcoma, Kaposi / Skin Neoplasms / Vascular Neoplasms Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: An. bras. dermatol Journal subject: DERMATOLOGIA Year: 2015 Type: Article