title: Fatal outcome in classic Kaposi's sarcoma.
abstract: First described in 1872, Kaposi's sarcoma is defined as a rare multifocal tumor that originates in the endothelial cells and presents with cutaneous and extracutaneous manifestations. The classic form is most common in elderly men and progression is slow. This tumor responds well to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. This report describes a classic case of Kaposi's sarcoma in a woman with skin and visceral manifestations in whom the disease rapidly progressed to a fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, SP, Brasil. eugeniadamasio@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Eugênia Maria Damásio N
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Ohe
authors.forename: Maria Helena V de Q
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Padilha
authors.forename: Mílvia M S S
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Enokihara
authors.forename: Fernando Augusto de
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Adriana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Porro
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology