       Document 0261
 DOCN  M9640261
 TI    Gastroscopic findings in Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma (non-AIDS).
 DT    9604
 AU    Kolios G; Kaloterakis A; Filiotou A; Nakos A; Hadziyannis S;
       Gastroenterology Department, Hippokration Hospital, Athens,; Greece.
 SO    Gastrointest Endosc. 1995 Oct;42(4):336-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96121326
 AB    The frequency and degree of gastrointestinal involvement in patients
       with Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma (non-AIDS), a newly recognized form
       of Kaposi's sarcoma, is unknown. Eighty-seven patients with
       Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma proven by skin and/or nodal biopsy
       underwent endoscopic study of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Of
       these, 71 (81.6%) had gastrointestinal lesions. All these patients had
       lesions in the stomach. Additional lesions were detected in the
       esophagus in 19 patients and in the proximal duodenum in 8 patients,
       whereas additional lesions in both the esophagus and duodenum were
       identified in 2 patients. The lesions were classified into 4 types
       according to their size, shape, and color. Most types of lesions showed
       characteristic discoloration, but lesions with the appearance and color
       of normal mucosa that histologically were shown to be Kaposi's sarcoma
       were also identified. The high prevalence of gastrointestinal
       involvement in patients with Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma (non-AIDS)
       suggests that an endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal
       tract may be useful in non-AIDS-related forms of Kaposi's sarcoma.
 DE    Adult  Aged  Aged, 80 and over  Duodenal Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS  Esophageal
       Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS  Female  Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/*DIAGNOSIS
       *Gastroscopy  Human  Male  Middle Age  Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*DIAGNOSIS
       Skin Neoplasms/PATHOLOGY  Stomach Neoplasms/DIAGNOSIS  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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