title: Kaposi's sarcoma: report of five cases treated with radiotherapy.
abstract: Five patients with Kaposi's sarcoma seen and treated at the Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport from 1970 to 1984 are presented. A complete response was observed in two patients who received extended-field irradiation. Results obtained with external beam radiotherapy for this disease from other reported patients series are summarized.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*