title: Epidemiologic aspects of american Kaposi's sarcoma.
abstract: In our series of 37 patients with Kaposi's sarcoma, a larger than expected incidence of Americans of Italian and Jewish lineage was found, with 51% of Italian and 38% of Jewish background. Although a predominance of these two groups has been clearly shown previously, this may be the highest percentage of any series. In addition, 12, or 32%, of the patients were found to have concurrent diabetes mellitus. This association has been observed previously, but is not generally appreciated.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma; D006753:Hospital Records; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000208:ethnology; D007585:Jews; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States