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Cardiac Kaposi Sarcoma

MedGen UID:
232025
•Concept ID:
C1332847
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cardiac Kaposi's Sarcoma; Heart Kaposi Sarcoma; Heart Kaposi's Sarcoma; Kaposi's Sarcoma of Heart; Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Heart

Definition

A Kaposi sarcoma arising from the heart. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCardiac Kaposi Sarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment practices and response in kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: A multicenter cohort study.
Borst AJ, Eng W, Griffin M, Ricci KW, Engel E, Adams DM, Dayneka J, Cohen-Cutler SJ, Andreoli SM, Wu MD, Wheeler AP, Heym KM, Crary SE, Nakano TA, Schulte RR, Setty BA, McLean TW, Pahl KS, Intzes S, Pateva I, Teitelbaum M, Zong Z, Li Y, Jeng MR
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024 Mar;71(3):e30779. Epub 2023 Dec 10 doi: 10.1002/pbc.30779. PMID: 38073018
Diagnosis and treatment of classic and iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma: Italian recommendations.
Brambilla L, Genovese G, Berti E, Peris K, Rongioletti F, Micali G, Ayala F, Della Bella S, Mancuso R, Calzavara Pinton P, Tourlaki A
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Jun;156(3):356-365. Epub 2020 Nov 12 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.20.06703-6. PMID: 33179877
Evaluation and treatment of AIDS-associated illnesses: an approach for the primary physician.
Goldschmidt RH, Dong BJ, Johnson MA, Cello JP, Simon RP
J Am Board Fam Pract 1988 Apr-Jun;1(2):112-30. PMID: 3046230

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Treatment practices and response in kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: A multicenter cohort study.
Borst AJ, Eng W, Griffin M, Ricci KW, Engel E, Adams DM, Dayneka J, Cohen-Cutler SJ, Andreoli SM, Wu MD, Wheeler AP, Heym KM, Crary SE, Nakano TA, Schulte RR, Setty BA, McLean TW, Pahl KS, Intzes S, Pateva I, Teitelbaum M, Zong Z, Li Y, Jeng MR
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024 Mar;71(3):e30779. Epub 2023 Dec 10 doi: 10.1002/pbc.30779. PMID: 38073018
Primary effusion lymphoma of the pleural space: Report of a rare complication of cardiac transplant with review of the literature.
Kugasia IAR, Kumar A, Khatri A, Saeed F, Islam H, Epelbaum O
Transpl Infect Dis 2019 Feb;21(1):e13005. Epub 2018 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/tid.13005. PMID: 30276937
Spectrum of cancer risk among US solid organ transplant recipients.
Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Fraumeni JF Jr, Kasiske BL, Israni AK, Snyder JJ, Wolfe RA, Goodrich NP, Bayakly AR, Clarke CA, Copeland G, Finch JL, Fleissner ML, Goodman MT, Kahn A, Koch L, Lynch CF, Madeleine MM, Pawlish K, Rao C, Williams MA, Castenson D, Curry M, Parsons R, Fant G, Lin M
JAMA 2011 Nov 2;306(17):1891-901. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1592. PMID: 22045767Free PMC Article
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: implications for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated malignancies.
Swinnen LJ
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2001;(28):38-43. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jncimonographs.a024255. PMID: 11158205
HHV8 in renal transplant recipients.
Diociaiuti A, Nanni G, Cattani P, Lesnoni La Parola I, Masini C, Capuano M, Pozzetto U, Fadda G, Castagneto M, Cerimele D
Transpl Int 2000;13 Suppl 1:S410-2. doi: 10.1007/s001470050373. PMID: 11112044

Diagnosis

Treatment practices and response in kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: A multicenter cohort study.
Borst AJ, Eng W, Griffin M, Ricci KW, Engel E, Adams DM, Dayneka J, Cohen-Cutler SJ, Andreoli SM, Wu MD, Wheeler AP, Heym KM, Crary SE, Nakano TA, Schulte RR, Setty BA, McLean TW, Pahl KS, Intzes S, Pateva I, Teitelbaum M, Zong Z, Li Y, Jeng MR
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024 Mar;71(3):e30779. Epub 2023 Dec 10 doi: 10.1002/pbc.30779. PMID: 38073018
Diagnosis and treatment of classic and iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma: Italian recommendations.
Brambilla L, Genovese G, Berti E, Peris K, Rongioletti F, Micali G, Ayala F, Della Bella S, Mancuso R, Calzavara Pinton P, Tourlaki A
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Jun;156(3):356-365. Epub 2020 Nov 12 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.20.06703-6. PMID: 33179877
Regulation of the MIR155 host gene in physiological and pathological processes.
Elton TS, Selemon H, Elton SM, Parinandi NL
Gene 2013 Dec 10;532(1):1-12. Epub 2012 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.12.009. PMID: 23246696
Not always HIV.
Azofra MM, Somovilla JL, Porras MC, Carrillo LH, Pérez RD
Lancet Infect Dis 2009 Oct;9(10):650. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70114-8. PMID: 19778767
KAPOSI'S SARCOMA.
DAVIES JN
Trans St Johns Hosp Dermatol Soc 1963;49:93-8. PMID: 14116137

Therapy

Treatment practices and response in kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: A multicenter cohort study.
Borst AJ, Eng W, Griffin M, Ricci KW, Engel E, Adams DM, Dayneka J, Cohen-Cutler SJ, Andreoli SM, Wu MD, Wheeler AP, Heym KM, Crary SE, Nakano TA, Schulte RR, Setty BA, McLean TW, Pahl KS, Intzes S, Pateva I, Teitelbaum M, Zong Z, Li Y, Jeng MR
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024 Mar;71(3):e30779. Epub 2023 Dec 10 doi: 10.1002/pbc.30779. PMID: 38073018
Primary effusion lymphoma of the pleural space: Report of a rare complication of cardiac transplant with review of the literature.
Kugasia IAR, Kumar A, Khatri A, Saeed F, Islam H, Epelbaum O
Transpl Infect Dis 2019 Feb;21(1):e13005. Epub 2018 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/tid.13005. PMID: 30276937
Spectrum of cancer risk among US solid organ transplant recipients.
Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Fraumeni JF Jr, Kasiske BL, Israni AK, Snyder JJ, Wolfe RA, Goodrich NP, Bayakly AR, Clarke CA, Copeland G, Finch JL, Fleissner ML, Goodman MT, Kahn A, Koch L, Lynch CF, Madeleine MM, Pawlish K, Rao C, Williams MA, Castenson D, Curry M, Parsons R, Fant G, Lin M
JAMA 2011 Nov 2;306(17):1891-901. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1592. PMID: 22045767Free PMC Article
Interaction between the immune system and tumor cells: cutaneous disorders as a consequence of autoimmunity and immunosuppression.
Laimer M, Lanschuetzer CM, Hintner H
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 Dec;1028:375-9. doi: 10.1196/annals.1322.043. PMID: 15650262
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: implications for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated malignancies.
Swinnen LJ
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2001;(28):38-43. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jncimonographs.a024255. PMID: 11158205

Prognosis

Diagnosis and treatment of classic and iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma: Italian recommendations.
Brambilla L, Genovese G, Berti E, Peris K, Rongioletti F, Micali G, Ayala F, Della Bella S, Mancuso R, Calzavara Pinton P, Tourlaki A
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Jun;156(3):356-365. Epub 2020 Nov 12 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.20.06703-6. PMID: 33179877
Primary effusion lymphoma of the pleural space: Report of a rare complication of cardiac transplant with review of the literature.
Kugasia IAR, Kumar A, Khatri A, Saeed F, Islam H, Epelbaum O
Transpl Infect Dis 2019 Feb;21(1):e13005. Epub 2018 Oct 30 doi: 10.1111/tid.13005. PMID: 30276937
Spectrum of cancer risk among US solid organ transplant recipients.
Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Fraumeni JF Jr, Kasiske BL, Israni AK, Snyder JJ, Wolfe RA, Goodrich NP, Bayakly AR, Clarke CA, Copeland G, Finch JL, Fleissner ML, Goodman MT, Kahn A, Koch L, Lynch CF, Madeleine MM, Pawlish K, Rao C, Williams MA, Castenson D, Curry M, Parsons R, Fant G, Lin M
JAMA 2011 Nov 2;306(17):1891-901. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1592. PMID: 22045767Free PMC Article
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: implications for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-associated malignancies.
Swinnen LJ
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2001;(28):38-43. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jncimonographs.a024255. PMID: 11158205
Studies in Kaposi's sarcoma. Postmortem findings and disease patterns in women.
Templeton AC
Cancer 1972 Sep;30(3):854-67. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197209)30:3<854::aid-cncr2820300337>3.0.co;2-a. PMID: 5075366

Clinical prediction guides

Regulatory mechanism of immune-related genes in patients with hypertension.
Zhang L, Zhang W, Chen J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Mar 3;102(9):e32627. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032627. PMID: 36862882Free PMC Article
The Haiti cardiovascular disease cohort: study protocol for a population-based longitudinal cohort.
Lookens J, Tymejczyk O, Rouzier V, Smith C, Preval F, Joseph I, Baptiste RJ, Victor J, Severe P, Apollon S, Dumont E, Forestal G, St Preux S, Rivera V, Seo G, Charles B, Ariste W, Kingery J, Devieux J, Koenig S, Nash D, Fitzgerald D, Safford M, Deschamps MM, Pape J, McNairy M
BMC Public Health 2020 Nov 1;20(1):1633. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09734-x. PMID: 33131500Free PMC Article
New insights and evolving role of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in cancer therapy.
Gabizon AA, Patil Y, La-Beck NM
Drug Resist Updat 2016 Nov;29:90-106. Epub 2016 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.drup.2016.10.003. PMID: 27912846
PA-seq for Global Identification of RNA Polyadenylation Sites of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Transcripts.
Ni T, Majerciak V, Zheng ZM, Zhu J
Curr Protoc Microbiol 2016 May 6;41:14E.7.1-14E.7.18. doi: 10.1002/cpmc.1. PMID: 27153384Free PMC Article
Polyethylene glycol-coated (pegylated) liposomal doxorubicin. Rationale for use in solid tumours.
Gabizon A, Martin F
Drugs 1997;54 Suppl 4:15-21. doi: 10.2165/00003495-199700544-00005. PMID: 9361957

Recent systematic reviews

The use of mTOR inhibitors for the treatment of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma. A systematic review.
Maza-Morales M, Valdés-Loperena S, Durán-McKinster LC, García-Romero MT
Pediatr Dermatol 2023 May-Jun;40(3):440-445. Epub 2023 Jan 30 doi: 10.1111/pde.15262. PMID: 36716766
Primary effusion lymphoma occurring in the setting of transplanted patients: a systematic review of a rare, life-threatening post-transplantation occurrence.
Zanelli M, Sanguedolce F, Zizzo M, Palicelli A, Bassi MC, Santandrea G, Martino G, Soriano A, Caprera C, Corsi M, Ricci S, Ricci L, Ascani S
BMC Cancer 2021 Apr 27;21(1):468. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08215-7. PMID: 33906629Free PMC Article

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