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Transfer process and the short-term effect of radiotherapy in classic Kaposi’s sarcoma

ZHAO Hui,Gulinaer,CHEN Hui,ZHU Chengbing,ZHANG Fenghua,LIN Bo.
  

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology,Autonomous Region Hospital,Urumqi 830001,China
  • Received:2012-12-28 Revised:2013-04-15 Online:2013-07-31 Published:2013-07-31

Abstract:

Objective To explore the transfer process and the short-term of radiotherapy in classic Kaposi’s sarcoma. Methods In a retrospective analysis of 51 cases with classic Kaposi’s sarcoma confirmed by pathology,the distribution characteristics of tumor,radiation treatment outcomes and the short-term curative effect were investigated. Results Classic Kaposi’s sarcoma of Xinjiang province was located in the distal limb. There were 22 (43.1%) patients with both upper- and lower-extremity lesions,16 (31.4%) patients with lower-extremity lesions and 13 (25.5%) patients with both upper-extremity lesions. The development of outcome changes during the radiation treatment could be divided into 5 stages:the period of pigmentation,local swelling, decay,scabby and healing. The effective rate of radiation treatment was 96.1%. Conclusion Radiation therapy is an effective local treatment for classic Kaposi’s sarcoma,but the development process is different from skin cancer and possesses relatively unique evolutionary process.

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