A systematic review of the association between circulating concentrations of C reactive protein and cancer

K Heikkilä, S Ebrahim, DA Lawlor - Journal of Epidemiology & …, 2007 - jech.bmj.com
The objective of this study was to review and summarise the published evidence for an
association between circulating concentrations of C reactive protein (CRP) and cancer …

Update on Kaposi's sarcoma and other HHV8 associated diseases. Part 1: epidemiology, environmental predispositions, clinical manifestations, and therapy

UR Hengge, T Ruzicka, SK Tyring… - The Lancet infectious …, 2002 - thelancet.com
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a mesenchymal tumour involving blood and lymphatic vessels.
Only recently has the pathogenesis of this extraordinary neoplasm been elucidated. Viral …

Detection of herpesvirus-like DNA sequences in Kaposi's sarcoma in patients with and those without HIV infection

PS Moore, Y Chang - New England Journal of Medicine, 1995 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Herpesvirus-like DNA sequences have recently been found in lesions from
patients with Kaposi's sarcoma and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is …

AIDS in Africa: an epidemiologic paradigm

TC Quinn, JM Mann, JW Curran, P Piot - Science, 1986 - science.org
Cases of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been reported in countries
throughout the world. Initial surveillance studies in Central Africa suggest an annual …

Classic Kaposi sarcoma: epidemiology and risk factors

J Iscovich, P Boffetta, S Franceschi, E Azizi, R Sarid - Cancer, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract BACKGROUND Although Kaposi sarcoma (KS) initially was described over a
century ago, its biology remains enigmatic and conflicting. Whereas the classic type occurs …

Kaposi's sarcoma: epidemiology, pathogenesis, histology, clinical spectrum, staging criteria and therapy

JW Tappero, MA Conant, SF Wolfe… - Journal of the American …, 1993 - Elsevier
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has had a profound impact on
our understanding of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Epidemiologic features suggest a sexually …

Cancer in Kampala, Uganda, in 1989–91: changes in incidence in the era of AIDS

HR Wabinga, JW Mugerwa, DM Parkin… - … Journal of Cancer, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Re‐establishment of the cancer registry in Kyadondo County, Uganda, has allowed
estimation of incidence rates for the period September 1989 to December 1991. The results …

Clinical manifestations of classical, endemic African, and epidemic AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma

AE Friedman-Kien, BR Saltzman - Journal of the American Academy of …, 1990 - Elsevier
Kaposi's sarcoma, first described in 1872, is a rare, chronic neoplasm that occurs most often
in elderly men of Eastern European origin. In the mid-twentieth century, more aggressive …

Imaging manifestations of Kaposi sarcoma

CS Restrepo, S Martínez, JA Lemos, JA Carrillo… - Radiographics, 2006 - pubs.rsna.org
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular tumor that typically manifests as one of four
variants: classic KS, endemic (African) KS, iatrogenic (organ transplant–related) KS, or …

Cutaneous vascular proliferations. Part III. Malignant neoplasms, other cutaneous neoplasms with significant vascular component, and disorders erroneously …

L Requena, OP Sangueza - Journal of the American Academy of …, 1998 - Elsevier
In this third and last part of our review of cutaneous vascular proliferations we include
malignant vascular neoplasms and a group of heterogeneous cutaneous neoplasms …