Classic Kaposi's sarcoma as a second primary neoplasm
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Kaposis sarcoma in a Nairobi hospital.
BACKGROUND Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is associated epidemiologically with HIV infection and a number of countries have reported a dramatic increase in the incidence of KS with the advent of AIDS. Although AIDS is prevalent in Kenya, no studies on the impact of AIDS on the pattern of KS has been carried out. OBJECTIVE To determine any changes in the pattern of KS that might have occurred since the...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Cancer
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0020-7136,1097-0215
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990118)80:2<178::aid-ijc3>3.0.co;2-l