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Conjunctival Kaposi Sarcoma

MedGen UID:
91110
•Concept ID:
C0346935
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Conjunctival Kaposi's Sarcoma; Kaposi sarcoma of conjunctiva; Kaposi's sarcoma of conjunctiva; Kaposi's Sarcoma of Conjunctiva; Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Conjunctiva
SNOMED CT: Kaposi sarcoma of conjunctiva (255114007); Kaposi's sarcoma of conjunctiva (255114007)

Definition

A Kaposi sarcoma arising from the conjunctiva. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Successful treatment of conjunctival classic Kaposi's sarcoma with topical timolol.
Tourlaki A, Maronese CA, Brambilla L
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Oct;156(5):629-630. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.21.06854-1. PMID: 33890730
Local treatment of Kaposi sarcoma of the conjunctiva.
Kohanim S, Daniels AB, Huynh N, Chodosh J
Int Ophthalmol Clin 2011 Fall;51(4):183-92. doi: 10.1097/IIO.0b013e31822d68e8. PMID: 21897150
Radiotherapy in the management of epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma.
Piedbois P, Frikha H, Martin L, Levy E, Haddad E, Le Bourgeois JP
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1994 Dec 1;30(5):1207-11. doi: 10.1016/0360-3016(94)90330-1. PMID: 7525519

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intralesional mitomycin-C for the treatment of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma.
Korn BS, Park DJ, Kikkawa DO
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Jul-Aug;27(4):e88-90. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181ef72e7. PMID: 21178794
The role of infectious agents in the etiology of ocular adnexal neoplasia.
Verma V, Shen D, Sieving PC, Chan CC
Surv Ophthalmol 2008 Jul-Aug;53(4):312-31. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2008.04.008. PMID: 18572051Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Vascular Conjunctival Lesion in a Patient With a Recent Diagnosis of HIV Infection.
De Arrigunaga S, Fan J, Karp CL
JAMA Ophthalmol 2024 Jul 1;142(7):e236652. Epub 2024 Jul 18 doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.6652. PMID: 39023642
Regression of conjunctival tumor during dietary treatment of celiac disease.
Tuncer S, Yeniad B, Peksayar G
Indian J Ophthalmol 2010 Sep-Oct;58(5):433-4. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.67071. PMID: 20689203Free PMC Article
Conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma as the initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Curtis TH, Durairaj VD
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jul;21(4):314-5. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000167783.06103.da. PMID: 16052151

Therapy

Successful Treatment of Conjunctival Kaposi Sarcoma in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Case Report.
Gunay E, Oncul H
Transplant Proc 2020 Mar;52(2):622-624. Epub 2020 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.12.005. PMID: 32035672
Intralesional mitomycin-C for the treatment of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma.
Korn BS, Park DJ, Kikkawa DO
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Jul-Aug;27(4):e88-90. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181ef72e7. PMID: 21178794
Conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma as the initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Curtis TH, Durairaj VD
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jul;21(4):314-5. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000167783.06103.da. PMID: 16052151

Prognosis

Intralesional mitomycin-C for the treatment of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma.
Korn BS, Park DJ, Kikkawa DO
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Jul-Aug;27(4):e88-90. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181ef72e7. PMID: 21178794
Conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma as the initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus infection.
Curtis TH, Durairaj VD
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2005 Jul;21(4):314-5. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000167783.06103.da. PMID: 16052151

Clinical prediction guides

Successful Treatment of Conjunctival Kaposi Sarcoma in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Case Report.
Gunay E, Oncul H
Transplant Proc 2020 Mar;52(2):622-624. Epub 2020 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.12.005. PMID: 32035672

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