Staging of classic Kaposi's sarcoma: A useful tool for therapeutic choices

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-86

  Brambilla, Lucia ^a   Boneschi, Vinicio ^a   Taglioni, Michela ^a   Ferrucci, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Classic Kaposi's sarcoma; Staging; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CELL INFILTRATION; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAGING; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; VISCERA;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037283434     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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