Introduction: The aim of this study was to define the incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in Sardinian patients with another synchronous or heterochronous malignancy, and to evaluate the role of classic Kaposi's sarcoma as a risk factor for cancer. Materials and methods: Data from the cancer registry of Sassari province, including all incident cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma, as well as all other types of cancer during an 18 year period (1992-2010) were used for analysis.

CLASSIC KAPOSI'S SARCOMA AND OTHER SYNCHRONOUS OR HETEROCHRONOUS TUMOURS: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Palmieri Giuseppe;
2013

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to define the incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in Sardinian patients with another synchronous or heterochronous malignancy, and to evaluate the role of classic Kaposi's sarcoma as a risk factor for cancer. Materials and methods: Data from the cancer registry of Sassari province, including all incident cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma, as well as all other types of cancer during an 18 year period (1992-2010) were used for analysis.
2013
Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare - ICB - Sede Pozzuoli
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Tecnologie dei Materiali - DSCTM
Heterochronous tumours
Italy
Kaposi's sarcoma
Risk factor
Sassari
Synchronous
Kaposi's sarcoma
synchronous
heterochronous tumours
risk factor
Sassari
Italy
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