Also called: Also called: KS
Kaposi's sarcoma is a cancer that causes patches of abnormal tissue to grow under the skin, in the lining of the mouth, nose, and throat or in other organs. The patches are usually red or purple and are made of cancer cells and blood cells. The red and purples patches often cause no symptoms, though they may be painful. If the cancer spreads to the digestive tract or lungs, bleeding can result. Lung tumors can make breathing hard.
Before the AIDS epidemic, KS usually developed slowly. In AIDS patients, though, the disease moves quickly. Treatment depends on where the lesions are and how bad they are. Treatment for the AIDS virus itself can shrink the lesions. However, treating KS does not improve survival from AIDS itself.
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Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ)
(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/kaposis/patient
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/kaposi/patient/ - What Is Kaposi's Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_kaposis_sarcoma_21.asp?sitearea=cri
- How Is Kaposi's Sarcoma Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_kaposis_sarcoma_diagnosed_21.asp?sitearea=cri
- How Is Kaposi's Sarcoma Staged?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_kaposis_sarcoma_staged_21.asp?sitearea=cri
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Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS)(AIDSinfo) - http://aidsinfonet.org/fact_sheets/view/511?lang=eng
Also available in Spanish http://aidsinfonet.org/fact_sheets/view/511?lang=spa
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Kaposi's Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_should_you_ask_your_physician_about_kaposis_sarcoma_21.asp?sitearea=cri
- Can Kaposi's Sarcoma Be Prevented?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_can_kaposis_sarcoma_be_prevented_21.asp?sitearea=cri
- What Are the Risk Factors for Kaposi's Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_what_are_the_risk_factors_for_kaposis_sarcoma_21.asp?sitearea=&level=
- What Happens after Treatment for Kaposi's Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_happens_after_treatment_21.asp?rnav=cri
- Do We Know What Causes Kaposi's Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Do_we_know_what_causes_Kaposis_Sarcoma_21.asp?rnav=cri
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Purplish Lesions of Kaposi's Sarcoma(National Institutes of Health) - http://aidshistory.nih.gov/first_encounters/back.html
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sarcoma, Kaposi(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Sarcoma,+Kaposi%22
- Thalidomide: Research Advances in Cancer and Other Conditions(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/thalidomide/HQ01507/METHOD=print
- What's New in Kaposi's Sarcoma Research and Treatment?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_6x_whats_new_in_kaposis_sarcoma_research_and_treatment_21.asp?sitearea=cri
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Kaposi sarcoma: a continuing conundrum. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18638627&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Effect of HAART on incident cancer and noncancer AIDS events... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18614916&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Kaposi sarcoma in unusual locations. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18605999&tool=MedlinePlus
- Kaposi's Sarcoma -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=sarcoma,kaposi[majr]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Kaposi's Sarcoma - http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:project=medlineplus&binning-state=group%3d%3dMedical%20Encyclopedia&query=Kaposi%27s+Sarcoma
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/
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National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/NCI/cancer-centers
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/instituto/hojas-informativas/programa-centros-oncologicos
- American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
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National Cancer Institute - http://www.cancer.gov/
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Fast Stats(National Cancer Institute) - http://seer.cancer.gov/faststats/
- What Are the Key Statistics for Kaposi's Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_are_the_key_statistics_for_kaposis_sarcoma_21.asp?sitearea=cri
- AIDS - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aids.html
- Cancers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html
- Skin, Hair and Nails - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinhairandnails.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Kaposi's Sarcoma is the National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov/