KAPOSI SARCOMA

Course overview

KAPOSI SARCOMA IS AN INTERESTING SOFT TISSUE TUMOR OCCURRING IN SEVERAL DISTINCT POPULATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF PRESENTATIONS AND COURSES. IN ITS MOST WELL-KNOWN FORM, KAPOSI SARCOMA OCCURS IN PATIENTS WITH IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, SUCH AS THOSE WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) OR THOSE UNDERGOING IMMUNOSUPPRESSION DUE TO AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE, PRESENTATION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF KAPOSI SARCOMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.