Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo

An Eskimo who had been treated for a nasopharyngeal carcinoma was subsequently found to have a rapidly progressive form of Kaposi's sarcoma confirmed at biopsy. No objective response was obtained by irradiation treatment of isolated nodules. However, vinblastine sulfate arrested the progression...

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Main Authors: Masse, Serge R., Glazebrook, George A.
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Language:English
Published: 1974
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1947907
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4424165
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1947907 2023-05-15T16:06:54+02:00 Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo Masse, Serge R. Glazebrook, George A. 1974-10-19 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1947907 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4424165 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1947907 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4424165 Medical Practice Text 1974 ftpubmed 2013-09-01T00:44:23Z An Eskimo who had been treated for a nasopharyngeal carcinoma was subsequently found to have a rapidly progressive form of Kaposi's sarcoma confirmed at biopsy. No objective response was obtained by irradiation treatment of isolated nodules. However, vinblastine sulfate arrested the progression of the disease. Because this neoplasm is most prevalent in tropical climates its presentation in an Eskimo is believed sufficiently unusual to warrant this report. Text eskimo* PubMed Central (PMC)
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Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo
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description An Eskimo who had been treated for a nasopharyngeal carcinoma was subsequently found to have a rapidly progressive form of Kaposi's sarcoma confirmed at biopsy. No objective response was obtained by irradiation treatment of isolated nodules. However, vinblastine sulfate arrested the progression of the disease. Because this neoplasm is most prevalent in tropical climates its presentation in an Eskimo is believed sufficiently unusual to warrant this report.
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title Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo
title_short Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo
title_full Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo
title_fullStr Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo
title_full_unstemmed Kaposi's sarcoma in an Eskimo
title_sort kaposi's sarcoma in an eskimo
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