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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Değerli, Ezgi
• Oruç, Kerem
• Şentürk Öztaş, Nihan
• Alkan Şen, Gülin
• Bedir, Şahin
• Demirci, Nebi Serkan
• Demirelli, Hulusi Fuat

Titel

Prognostic factors in Kaposi sarcoma, single centre experience

Ist Teil von

• Australasian journal of dermatology, 2024-08, Vol.65 (5), p.444-450

Ort / Verlag

Australia: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric vascular and lymphatic neoplasm caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV‐8). It generally concerns the elderly and immunosuppressed population. Four major clinical types of KS have been described. The most common subtype is Classical KS (CKS). Objectives Our retrospective study aimed to better define prognostic subgroups among patients with CKS, which is the most common in our country. Method Between 2014 and 2020, 43 patients with CKS were treated with local excision, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Reviewed information included demographics, clinical features, laboratory findings, treatment responses and overall survival. Results During the follow‐up, eight patients (18.6%) died of CKS. The complete response rate was 46.5%, partial response and stable disease 51.2%, and progressive disease 2.3% of all patients. Gender, haemoglobin level at diagnosis, and disseminated involvement were prognostic factors affecting survival in all patients. Conclusion We confirmed that male gender, low haemoglobin levels, and disseminated involvement are associated with poor prognosis in CKS patients. It is the only Turkish study in which prognostic analysis was performed for this rare cancer.