title: Clinical exuberance of classic Kaposi's sarcoma and response to radiotherapy.
abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric vascular neoplasm, with cutaneous and extracutaneous involvement. Different clinical and epidemiological variants have been identified. The classic form is manifested mainly in elderly men with indolent and long-term evolution, with lesions localized primarily in the lower extremities. We present two cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma (CKS) in two female patients with extensive, exuberant skin involvement and rapid evolution, with good response to radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jeniffer Muñoz
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Trujillo
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Natália Ribeiro de Magalhães
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paula Mota
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Azulay-Abulafia
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima Guimarães Scotelaro
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Carlos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gripp
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*