Epidemic and endemic Kaposi's sarcoma: a comparison of outcomes and survival after radiotherapy.
We retrospectively studied the outcomes of 80 Epidemic and African-Endemic Kaposi's Sarcoma (EKS and AKS) patients treated with radiotherapy doses of 8.0 Gy. The objective response for EKS at one month was 74 and 58% for AKS while 5-year survival for EKS was 27 and 46% for AKS.
Kigula-Mugambe
Joseph B
JB
Mulago Hospital, Radiotherapy Department, P.O.Box 7051, Kampala, Uganda. jbkigula@yahoo.com
Kavuma
Awusi
A
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology