Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) occurs in Europe and the Mediterranean countries (classic KS) and
Africa (endemic KS), immunosuppressed patients (iatrogenic or post–transplant KS) and …

Classic Kaposi sarcoma is rare and occurs predominantly in Mediterranean and Middle
Eastern men. Since the emergence of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related …

Background: The incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma among Jews in Israel is among the
highest in the developed world. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV or human …

Background The lesions of the various forms of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), which are relatively
radiosensitive, have been treated with different modalities of radiotherapy, with …

Abstract BACKGROUND Classical Kaposi sarcoma (CKS) is a rare indolent neoplasm that is
particularly prevalent among Jews of Ashkenazi and Mediterranean origin. Data regarding …

Skin cancer is the ninth most common malignancy in Saudi Arabia. It represented 3.2% of all
newly diagnosed cancer cases in the year 2010. The aim of this study was to determine the …

Importance Studies performed in the 1980s and early 1990s have shown that people who
develop Kaposi sarcoma (KS) are at higher risk of developing other cancers. The …

Abstract Background Classic Kaposi's sarcoma (CKS) is a rare disease likely associated
with human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) infection, and occurs predominantly in Jewish …

The clinical features of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), in patients with and without HIV infection,
were investigated in a tertiary referral centre in Kenya between 1997 and 1999. Although …

Classic Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare human herpes virus 8-associated angioproliferative
disease, and the disseminated classic type of KS in Korea is even rarer. The treatment …