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Skin Kaposi Sarcoma

MedGen UID:
57563
•Concept ID:
C0153560
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma; Cutaneous Kaposi's Sarcoma; Kaposi sarcoma of skin; Kaposi's sarcoma of skin; Kaposi's Sarcoma of Skin; Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Skin; Skin Kaposi's Sarcoma
SNOMED CT: Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (109386008); Kaposi sarcoma of skin (109386008)

Definition

A Kaposi sarcoma arising from the skin. It presents with patches, plaques, or nodules. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSkin Kaposi Sarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Radiation therapy for the treatment of skin Kaposi sarcoma.
Tsao MN, Sinclair E, Assaad D, Fialkov J, Antonyshyn O, Barnes E
Ann Palliat Med 2016 Oct;5(4):298-302. Epub 2016 Aug 25 doi: 10.21037/apm.2016.08.03. PMID: 27701876

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Radiation therapy for the treatment of skin Kaposi sarcoma.
Tsao MN, Sinclair E, Assaad D, Fialkov J, Antonyshyn O, Barnes E
Ann Palliat Med 2016 Oct;5(4):298-302. Epub 2016 Aug 25 doi: 10.21037/apm.2016.08.03. PMID: 27701876

Therapy

Thalidomide: dermatological indications, mechanisms of action and side-effects.
Wu JJ, Huang DB, Pang KR, Hsu S, Tyring SK
Br J Dermatol 2005 Aug;153(2):254-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06747.x. PMID: 16086735

Prognosis

Radiation therapy for the treatment of skin Kaposi sarcoma.
Tsao MN, Sinclair E, Assaad D, Fialkov J, Antonyshyn O, Barnes E
Ann Palliat Med 2016 Oct;5(4):298-302. Epub 2016 Aug 25 doi: 10.21037/apm.2016.08.03. PMID: 27701876

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