Chemotherapy of disseminated cutaneous classic Kaposi's sarcoma with vinblastine.
Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) is a rare indolent cutaneous malign proliferative disease affecting predominantly elderly men of Mediterranean and Jewish origin. Classic KS generally does not require treatment for a prolonged time. Systemic therapy is indicated for patients with advanced disease. We present here a 78-year-old woman with disseminated cutaneous classic KS who was successfully treated with single agent vinblastine. Vinblastine is very effective, less toxic and less costly in the treatment of elderly patients with disseminated classic KS.
Turk
H Mehmet
HM
Gaziantep University, Medical Faculty, Department of Clinical Oncology, Turkey.
Buyukberber
Suleyman
S
Camci
Celalettin
C
Inaloz
H Serhat
HS
Sari
Ibrahim
I
Kirtak
Necmettin
N
Uner
Aytug
A
D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014747:Vinblastine