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Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men-a report of eight cases.

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Hymes, KB; Cheung, T; Greene, JB; Prose, NS; Marcus, A; Ballard, H; William, DC; Laubenstein, LJ
Published in: Lancet
September 19, 1981

The clinical findings in eight young homosexual men in New York with Kaposi's sarcoma showed some unusual features. Unlike the form usually seen in North America and Europe, it affected younger men (4th decade rather than 7th decade); the skin lesions wee generalised rather than being predominantly in the lower limbs, and the disease was more aggressive (survival of less than 20 months rather 8-13 years). All eight had had a variety of sexually transmitted diseases. All those tested for cytomegalovirus antibodies and hepatitis B surface antigen of anti-hepatitis B antibody gave positive results. This unusual occurrence of Kaposi's sarcoma in a population much exposed to sexually transmissible diseases suggests that such exposure may play a role in its pathogenesis.

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Lancet

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ISSN

0140-6736

Publication Date

September 19, 1981

Volume

2

Issue

8247

Start / End Page

598 / 600

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi
  • New York City
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Homosexuality
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Ethnicity
  • Cytomegalovirus
 

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Hymes, K. B., Cheung, T., Greene, J. B., Prose, N. S., Marcus, A., Ballard, H., … Laubenstein, L. J. (1981). Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men-a report of eight cases. Lancet, 2(8247), 598–600. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(81)92740-9
Hymes, K. B., T. Cheung, J. B. Greene, N. S. Prose, A. Marcus, H. Ballard, D. C. William, and L. J. Laubenstein. “Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men-a report of eight cases.Lancet 2, no. 8247 (September 19, 1981): 598–600. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(81)92740-9.
Hymes KB, Cheung T, Greene JB, Prose NS, Marcus A, Ballard H, et al. Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men-a report of eight cases. Lancet. 1981 Sep 19;2(8247):598–600.
Hymes, K. B., et al. “Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men-a report of eight cases.Lancet, vol. 2, no. 8247, Sept. 1981, pp. 598–600. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(81)92740-9.
Hymes KB, Cheung T, Greene JB, Prose NS, Marcus A, Ballard H, William DC, Laubenstein LJ. Kaposi's sarcoma in homosexual men-a report of eight cases. Lancet. 1981 Sep 19;2(8247):598–600.
Journal cover image

Published In

Lancet

DOI

ISSN

0140-6736

Publication Date

September 19, 1981

Volume

2

Issue

8247

Start / End Page

598 / 600

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi
  • New York City
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Homosexuality
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Ethnicity
  • Cytomegalovirus