KAPOSIS-SARCOMA AFTER ALLOGENEIC BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

Authors
ERER B ANGELUCCI E MURETTO P RIPALTI M RAPA S GAZIEV D BARONCIANI D
Citation
B. Erer et al., KAPOSIS-SARCOMA AFTER ALLOGENEIC BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, Bone marrow transplantation, 19(6), 1997, pp. 629-631
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,Oncology,Immunology,Transplantation
Journal title
Bone marrow transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
02683369
Volume
19
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
629 - 631
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-3369(1997)19:6<629:KAABT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A case of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in an allogenic BMT recipient is repor ted, A 26-year-old man underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantatio n for microdrepanocytosis, He received prolonged immunosuppressive the rapy for mild chronic GVHD, Two years after BMT he developed KS locali zed to the skin, The KS improved rapidly and outcome was complete remi ssion after cessation of immunosuppression.