Kaposi Sarcoma

Reports summarize Kaposi sarcoma study results from B. Einollahi and co-researchers

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 11th, 2009

According to recent research published in the journal International Urology and Nephrology, "Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is one of the most common tumors to occur in kidney recipients, especially in the Middle East countries. Limited data with adequate sample size exist about the development of KS in living kidney recipients."

"Therefore, we made a plan for a multicenter study, accounting for up to 36% (n = 7,939) of all kidney transplantation in Iran, to determine the incidence of KS after kidney transplantation between 1984 and 2007. Fifty-five (0.69%) recipients who developed KS after kidney transplantation were retrospectively evaluated with a median follow-up of...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-08-11)

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