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Iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma

MedGen UID:
235203
•Concept ID:
C1334149
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005188

Definition

A Kaposi sarcoma that develops after organ transplantation or immunosuppressive treatment. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma induced by rituximab and corticosteroid treatment for pemphigus vegetans in an HIV-negative patient.
Daflaoui H, Saddouk H, Ouadi I, Zizi N, Dikhaye S
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2022 May-Jun;88(3):409-412. doi: 10.25259/IJDVL_688_2021. PMID: 35434989
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
Diagnosis and treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma: European consensus-based interdisciplinary guideline (EDF/EADO/EORTC).
Lebbe C, Garbe C, Stratigos AJ, Harwood C, Peris K, Marmol VD, Malvehy J, Zalaudek I, Hoeller C, Dummer R, Forsea AM, Kandolf-Sekulovic L, Olah J, Arenberger P, Bylaite-Bucinskiene M, Vieira R, Middleton M, Levy A, Eggermont AM, Battistella M, Spano JP, Grob JJ, Pages C; European Dermatology Forum (EDF), the European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO) and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Eur J Cancer 2019 Jun;114:117-127. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.12.036. PMID: 31096150

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy and outcomes of systemic chemotherapy in posttransplant and immunosuppression associated Kaposi sarcoma: Twenty years experience of a tertiary cancer center.
Khanmammadov NA, Paksoy N, Doğan İ, Ferhatoğlu F, Saip P, Aydiner A
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 29;102(39):e35383. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035383. PMID: 37773844Free PMC Article
Oral-visceral iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and review of the literature.
Nyeko R, Geriga F, Angom R, Kambugu JB
J Med Case Rep 2022 Nov 4;16(1):405. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03620-3. PMID: 36329498Free PMC Article
Localized post-radiation Kaposi sarcoma in a renal transplant immunosuppressed patient.
Cota C, Lora V, Facchetti F, Cerroni L
Am J Dermatopathol 2014 Mar;36(3):270-3. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182918f36. PMID: 23812019

Diagnosis

Efficacy and outcomes of systemic chemotherapy in posttransplant and immunosuppression associated Kaposi sarcoma: Twenty years experience of a tertiary cancer center.
Khanmammadov NA, Paksoy N, Doğan İ, Ferhatoğlu F, Saip P, Aydiner A
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 29;102(39):e35383. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035383. PMID: 37773844Free PMC Article
Kaposi Sarcoma Associated with Tofacitinib Use in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Gallo Marin B, Maymone MBC, El Rayess F, Telang GH
R I Med J (2013) 2023 Aug 1;106(7):18-20. PMID: 37494621
Iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma of the small bowel in Crohn's disease following short-term use of immunomodulators: a case report and review of the literature.
Wu PJ, Sun CS, Kuo HT, Sheu MJ, Lin CY, Wang SH, Yang CC, Chen CH, Chuang SS, Feng IC
J Med Case Rep 2022 Nov 7;16(1):424. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03637-8. PMID: 36336687Free PMC Article
Oral-visceral iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and review of the literature.
Nyeko R, Geriga F, Angom R, Kambugu JB
J Med Case Rep 2022 Nov 4;16(1):405. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03620-3. PMID: 36329498Free PMC Article
Localized post-radiation Kaposi sarcoma in a renal transplant immunosuppressed patient.
Cota C, Lora V, Facchetti F, Cerroni L
Am J Dermatopathol 2014 Mar;36(3):270-3. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3182918f36. PMID: 23812019

Therapy

Efficacy and outcomes of systemic chemotherapy in posttransplant and immunosuppression associated Kaposi sarcoma: Twenty years experience of a tertiary cancer center.
Khanmammadov NA, Paksoy N, Doğan İ, Ferhatoğlu F, Saip P, Aydiner A
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 29;102(39):e35383. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035383. PMID: 37773844Free PMC Article
Iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma of the small bowel in Crohn's disease following short-term use of immunomodulators: a case report and review of the literature.
Wu PJ, Sun CS, Kuo HT, Sheu MJ, Lin CY, Wang SH, Yang CC, Chen CH, Chuang SS, Feng IC
J Med Case Rep 2022 Nov 7;16(1):424. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03637-8. PMID: 36336687Free PMC Article
Oral-visceral iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma following treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report and review of the literature.
Nyeko R, Geriga F, Angom R, Kambugu JB
J Med Case Rep 2022 Nov 4;16(1):405. doi: 10.1186/s13256-022-03620-3. PMID: 36329498Free PMC Article
Cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma during treatment with superpotent topical steroids and methotrexate for bullous pemphigoid: three cases.
Binois R, Nadal M, Esteve E, De Muret A, Kerdraon R, Gheit T, Tommasino M, Gaboriaud P, Touze A, Samimi M
Eur J Dermatol 2017 Aug 1;27(4):369-374. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2017.3027. PMID: 28659250
Tocilizumab monotherapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma.
Ingegnoli F, Tourlaki A, Gualtierotti R
Clin Drug Investig 2014 Feb;34(2):159-61. doi: 10.1007/s40261-013-0159-9. PMID: 24307431

Prognosis

Efficacy and outcomes of systemic chemotherapy in posttransplant and immunosuppression associated Kaposi sarcoma: Twenty years experience of a tertiary cancer center.
Khanmammadov NA, Paksoy N, Doğan İ, Ferhatoğlu F, Saip P, Aydiner A
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 29;102(39):e35383. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035383. PMID: 37773844Free PMC Article
Tocilizumab monotherapy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma.
Ingegnoli F, Tourlaki A, Gualtierotti R
Clin Drug Investig 2014 Feb;34(2):159-61. doi: 10.1007/s40261-013-0159-9. PMID: 24307431
Human herpesvirus-8 and Kaposi sarcoma after kidney transplantation: mechanisms of tumor genesis.
Ahmadpoor P
Iran J Kidney Dis 2009 Jul;3(3):121-6. PMID: 19617659

Clinical prediction guides

Efficacy and outcomes of systemic chemotherapy in posttransplant and immunosuppression associated Kaposi sarcoma: Twenty years experience of a tertiary cancer center.
Khanmammadov NA, Paksoy N, Doğan İ, Ferhatoğlu F, Saip P, Aydiner A
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Sep 29;102(39):e35383. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000035383. PMID: 37773844Free PMC Article

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