Management of AIDS-Defining Cancers

  • Authors: David Aboulafia, MD (More Info)
  • Editors in Chief: Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD; Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD
  • Last Reviewed: 4/9/18 (What's New)

Summary

    Epidemiology
    • KS is a multifocal, low-grade, vascular tumor caused by KS herpesvirus/HHV-8[Chang 1994]
    • AIDS-associated KS usually occurs in HIV-infected patients with low CD4+ cell counts and poorly controlled HIV viremia[Lodi 2010; Yanik 2013]
    • Most cases occur before or within 6 months of ART initiation[Jaffe 2011; Yanik 2013]
    Clinical Course
      Evaluation and Diagnosis
        Location of Kaposi’s Sarcoma Involvement

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      Keywords: Cancer

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