EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT STAGING SYSTEMS FOR KAPOSIS-SARCOMA IN HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS

被引:5
作者
ANTINORI, A
IZZI, I
AMMASSARI, A
CAMILLI, G
MURRI, R
TAMBURRINI, E
机构
[1] Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, 00168
关键词
HIV; AIDS; KAPOSIS SARCOMA; STAGING SYSTEMS; SURVIVAL;
D O I
10.1007/BF01211811
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R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The records of 49 consecutive AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma were analysed retrospectively to assess the prognostic value of the four staging systems proposed for epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma. The classifications by Krigel and Mitsuyasu do not describe exactly the characteristics of the disease, and do not give enough information on survival. Our study confirms that CD4+ cell depletion, systemic symptoms and opportunistic infections at diagnosis are the major prognostic factors and influence survival to a great extent, as shown by Krown and Chachoua.
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