title: [Buccopharyngeal Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS. Apropos of 51 cases].
abstract: The authors present a series of 51 cases of buccopharyngeal Kaposi's sarcoma observed in patients with AIDS. The diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma is generally obvious due to its appearance, its constantly violaceous colour and its site, especially palatine and velar. When Kaposi's sarcoma is the first manifestation of the disease, it appears to be associated with a relatively favourable pejorative connotation when the nevertheless extremely modest median survival of these patients is compared with that of patients who initially presented with an opportunistic infection not associated with Kaposi's sarcoma. Buccopharyngeal Kaposi's sarcoma is usually only an epiphenomenon. It is rare that the local course requires any tumour reduction treatment. When such treatment is required, radiotherapy with 35 Gys is currently considered to be the best solution.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie, Hôpital Bichat, Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gehanno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uguen
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Saimot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leplus
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Moisy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Depondt
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guedon
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Le sarcome de Kaposi buccopharyngé au cours du SIDA. A propos de 51 cas.