Management of AIDS-Defining Cancers
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]
- Location of Kaposi’s Sarcoma Involvement
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Keywords: Cancer