Chemotherapy of disseminated cutaneous classic Kaposi's sarcoma with vinblastine

Turk H., Buyukberber S., Camci C., Inaloz H., Sari I., Kirtak N., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, cilt.29, sa.10, ss.657-660, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2002.tb00198.x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.657-660
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) is a rare indolent cutaneous malign proliferative disease affecting predominantly elderly men of Mediterranean and Jewish origin. Classic KS generally does not require treatment for a prolonged time. Systemic therapy is indicated for patients with advanced disease. We present here a 78-year-old woman with disseminated cutaneous classic KS who was successfully treated with single agent vinblastine. Vinblastine is very effective, less toxic and less costly in the treatment of elderly patients with disseminated classic KS.