title: Chemotherapy of disseminated cutaneous classic Kaposi's sarcoma with vinblastine.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Gaziantep University, Medical Faculty, Department of Clinical Oncology, Turkey.
authors.forename: H Mehmet
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buyukberber
authors.forename: Celalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Camci
authors.forename: H Serhat
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Inaloz
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Necmettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kirtak
authors.forename: Aytug
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uner
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014747:Vinblastine