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Colon Kaposi sarcoma

MedGen UID:
232378
•Concept ID:
C1333091
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Colon Kaposi Sarcoma; colon Kaposi sarcoma; Colon Kaposi's Sarcoma; colon Kaposi's sarcoma; colon Kaposi's sarcoma (disease); Colon Kaposis Sarcoma; colon Kaposis sarcoma; Colonic Kaposi Sarcoma; colonic Kaposi sarcoma; Colonic Kaposi's Sarcoma; colonic Kaposi's sarcoma; Colonic Kaposis Sarcoma; colonic Kaposis sarcoma; Kaposi sarcoma of colon; Kaposi's sarcoma (disease) of colon; Kaposi's Sarcoma of Colon; Kaposi's sarcoma of colon; Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Colon; Kaposi's sarcoma of the colon
SNOMED CT: Kaposi sarcoma of colon (1156795003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003997

Definition

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

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVColon Kaposi sarcoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Targeting angiogenesis for the treatment of sarcoma.
Balasubramanian L, Evens AM
Curr Opin Oncol 2006 Jul;18(4):354-9. doi: 10.1097/01.cco.0000228741.64541.ca. PMID: 16721130
Management of less common tumors of the colon, rectum, and anus.
Cuffy M, Abir F, Longo WE
Clin Colorectal Cancer 2006 Jan;5(5):327-37. doi: 10.3816/CCC.2006.n.002. PMID: 16512991
The radiological diagnosis and differential diagnosis of malignant disease of the alimentary tract in Africans.
Palmer PE
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Second Primary Cancer Among Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Following the Chernobyl Disaster.
Taha A, Taha-Mehlitz S, Nadyrov EA, Zinovkin D, Veyalkin I, Levin L, Pranjol MZI, Melling N, Honaker MD, Cattin PC, Schmid RA
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2329559. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29559. PMID: 37589974Free PMC Article
Malignancies following lung transplantation.
Anile M, Venuta F, Diso D, De Giacomo T, Rendina EA, Rolla M, Ruberto F, Liparulo V, Aratari MT, Di Stasio M, Ricella C, Vitolo D, Longo F, Coloni GF
Transplant Proc 2007 Jul-Aug;39(6):1983-4. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.05.036. PMID: 17692672
Microsatellite instability in primary neoplasms from HIV + patients.
Bedi GC, Westra WH, Farzadegan H, Pitha PM, Sidransky D
Nat Med 1995 Jan;1(1):65-8. doi: 10.1038/nm0195-65. PMID: 7584955
Kaposi's sarcoma of the colon in a young HIV-negative woman with Crohn's disease.
Puy-Montbrun T, Pigot F, Vuong PN, Ganansia R, Denis J
Dig Dis Sci 1991 Apr;36(4):528-31. doi: 10.1007/BF01298888. PMID: 2007372
Subsequent neoplasia in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Manusow D, Weinerman BH
JAMA 1975 Apr 21;232(3):267-9. PMID: 47401

Diagnosis

Expert Commentary on Kaposi Sarcoma of the Anus: What Does the Colorectal Surgeon Need to Know?
Evans C
Dis Colon Rectum 2024 Jul 1;67(7):876-877. Epub 2024 Apr 17 doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000003373. PMID: 38631886
A case of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma at the sigmoid colon.
Haradome H, Toda Y, Koshinaga T, Sugitani M, Abe O
Jpn J Radiol 2015 Aug;33(8):494-8. Epub 2015 Jun 11 doi: 10.1007/s11604-015-0444-z. PMID: 26062947
Polypoid stromal lesions of the intestines.
Voltaggio L, Montgomery E
Histopathology 2015 Jan;66(1):88-101. doi: 10.1111/his.12573. PMID: 25283242
Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as a bulky tumor mass of the colon.
Nagata N, Yazaki H, Oka S
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011 May;9(5):A22. Epub 2010 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.12.017. PMID: 21185394
The role of cytokines in cancer.
Oppenheim J, Fujiwara H
Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 1996 Oct;7(3):279-88. doi: 10.1016/s1359-6101(96)00025-1. PMID: 8971483

Therapy

A man with loose stool and periumbilical pain.
Lee HF, Lu CL, Chang FY
Gastroenterology 2010 Sep;139(3):734, 1068. Epub 2010 Jul 24 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.065. PMID: 20659462
Cancer after renal transplantation.
Vasudev B, Hariharan S
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2007 Nov;16(6):523-8. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e3282f06bba. PMID: 18089965
Thalidomide in cancer.
Singhal S, Mehta J
Biomed Pharmacother 2002 Feb;56(1):4-12. doi: 10.1016/s0753-3322(01)00146-9. PMID: 11905508
Doxorubicin in sterically stabilized liposomes.
Lasic DD
Nature 1996 Apr 11;380(6574):561-2. doi: 10.1038/380561a0. PMID: 8606781
Interferons in the treatment of human cancer.
Kirkwood JM, Ernstoff MS
J Clin Oncol 1984 Apr;2(4):336-52. doi: 10.1200/JCO.1984.2.4.336. PMID: 6323641

Prognosis

Trends in the incidence of cancer in Kampala, Uganda, 1991 to 2015.
Bukirwa P, Wabinga H, Nambooze S, Amulen PM, Joko WY, Liu B, Parkin DM
Int J Cancer 2021 May 1;148(9):2129-2138. Epub 2020 Nov 29 doi: 10.1002/ijc.33373. PMID: 33129228
A Rare Gastrointestinal Presentation in an HIV-Infected Patient.
Abdelfatah MM, Tuttle B
Gastroenterology 2017 May;152(6):e7-e9. Epub 2017 Apr 4 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.09.059. PMID: 28388419
Management of less common tumors of the colon, rectum, and anus.
Cuffy M, Abir F, Longo WE
Clin Colorectal Cancer 2006 Jan;5(5):327-37. doi: 10.3816/CCC.2006.n.002. PMID: 16512991
The role of cytokines in cancer.
Oppenheim J, Fujiwara H
Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 1996 Oct;7(3):279-88. doi: 10.1016/s1359-6101(96)00025-1. PMID: 8971483
Subsequent neoplasia in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Manusow D, Weinerman BH
JAMA 1975 Apr 21;232(3):267-9. PMID: 47401

Clinical prediction guides

Second Primary Cancer Among Patients With Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Following the Chernobyl Disaster.
Taha A, Taha-Mehlitz S, Nadyrov EA, Zinovkin D, Veyalkin I, Levin L, Pranjol MZI, Melling N, Honaker MD, Cattin PC, Schmid RA
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2329559. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29559. PMID: 37589974Free PMC Article
Trends in the incidence of cancer in Kampala, Uganda, 1991 to 2015.
Bukirwa P, Wabinga H, Nambooze S, Amulen PM, Joko WY, Liu B, Parkin DM
Int J Cancer 2021 May 1;148(9):2129-2138. Epub 2020 Nov 29 doi: 10.1002/ijc.33373. PMID: 33129228
A Rare Gastrointestinal Presentation in an HIV-Infected Patient.
Abdelfatah MM, Tuttle B
Gastroenterology 2017 May;152(6):e7-e9. Epub 2017 Apr 4 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.09.059. PMID: 28388419
Nodular Kaposi's sarcoma associated with colon cancer.
Majewski S, Nawrocka A, Wydrzynska A, Owczarek W, A Schwartz R
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2011 Jun;20(2):83-5. PMID: 21993707
Gastrointestinal cryptococcosis.
Washington K, Gottfried MR, Wilson ML
Mod Pathol 1991 Nov;4(6):707-11. PMID: 1788263

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