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Endemic Kaposi's Sarcoma. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15030872. [PMID: 36765830 PMCID: PMC9913747 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15030872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a common neoplasm in Eastern and central Africa reflecting the spread of human gammaherpesvirus-8 (HHV-8), now considered a necessary causal agent for the development of KS. The endemic KS subtype can follow an aggressive clinical course with ulcerative skin lesions with soft tissue invasion or even bone or visceral involvement. In the latter cases, a thorough imaging work-up and better follow-up schedules are warranted. As KS is a chronic disease, the therapeutic goal is to obtain sustainable remission in cutaneous and visceral lesions and a good quality of life. Watchful monitoring may be sufficient in localized cutaneous forms. Potential therapeutic modalities for symptomatic advanced KS include systemic chemotherapies, immunomodulators, immune checkpoint inhibitors, and antiangiogenic drugs.
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Campbell LR, El-Mallawany NK, Slone JS, Malingoti BM, Mehta PS, Scheurer ME, Bacha JM, Peckham-Gregory EC. Clinical characteristics and successful treatment outcomes of children and adolescents with Kaposi sarcoma in Southwestern Tanzania. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2022; 39:28-47. [PMID: 34243680 DOI: 10.1080/08880018.2021.1936315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The HIV/AIDS epidemic has driven the rise in cases of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) among children and adolescents living with HIV in countries with high Human gammaherpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) seroprevalence, such as Tanzania, where specialized oncology programs are sparse. Consequently, descriptions of successful treatment of KS in children and adolescents by general pediatricians are important. A retrospective analysis was performed of children and adolescents diagnosed with KS and treated with chemotherapy and combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) at the Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation Tanzania Center of Excellence - Mbeya between 2011 and 2017. Sixty-one patients were diagnosed with KS with a median age of 12.6 years (interquartile range (IQR) 9.4 - 15.5). Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology in 36% (22/61). Among HIV positive patients (59/61), 78% (46/59) were on cART at KS diagnosis. Severe immunosuppression was present in 63% (35/56) of those with CD4 data and 44% (27/61) had SAM. Advanced-stage T1 disease was present in 64% (39/61), including 28% (17/61) with visceral/disseminated KS. Two-year estimated overall survival (OS) was 72% (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 58%-82%) and median follow up for survivors was 25.7 months (IQR 14.2-53.8). No patients were lost to follow up. Two-year OS was 63% (95% CI: 44%-77%) in patients with severe immune suppression and 60% (95% CI: 37%-76%) in patients with SAM. Among patients with visceral/disseminated KS, 53% (9/17) survived. This retrospective analysis demonstrated favorable outcomes in a complex cohort of children and adolescents with KS treated with chemotherapy by general pediatricians in Tanzania.
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- L R Campbell
- Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Global HOPE, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Global HOPE, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Global HOPE, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Global HOPE, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Global HOPE, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.,Center for Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Global HOPE, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Global HOPE, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.,Center for Epidemiology and Population Health, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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El-Mallawany NK, Villiera J, Kamiyango W, Peckham-Gregory EC, Scheurer ME, Allen CE, McAtee CL, Legarreta A, Dittmer DP, Kovarik CL, Chiao EY, Martin SC, Ozuah NW, Mehta PS, Kazembe PN. Endemic Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-negative children and adolescents: an evaluation of overlapping and distinct clinical features in comparison with HIV-related disease. Infect Agent Cancer 2018; 13:33. [PMID: 30455728 PMCID: PMC6230225 DOI: 10.1186/s13027-018-0207-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Endemic Kaposi sarcoma (KS) was first described in African children over fifty years ago, but has recently been overshadowed by HIV-related disease. We aimed to evaluate the similarities and differences between endemic HIV-negative and epidemic HIV-positive pediatric KS in a KS-associated herpesvirus-endemic region of Africa. METHODS We describe clinical characteristics of 20 HIV-negative children with endemic KS over a six-year period and compare findings with a historical control-an HIV-related pediatric KS cohort from Lilongwe, Malawi. RESULTS The HIV-negative endemic KS cohort was 70% male with a median age of 9.3 years. Lymph node involvement was present in 50%, hyperpigmented skin lesions in 45%, and woody edema in 40%. One patient (5%) presented with oral KS involvement and no patients presented initially with visceral KS. Significant anemia (hemoglobin < 8 g/dL) and thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 100 × 109/L) were found at time of original KS diagnosis in 45 and 40% respectively. In both HIV-negative and HIV-positive cohorts, lymphadenopathy was the most common presentation, prototypical skin lesions were often absent, severe cytopenias were a common clinical feature, and treatment outcomes were similar. Patients with endemic KS demonstrated less frequent oral involvement (5% versus 29%, P = 0.03) and a lower proportion of patients with visceral involvement (0% versus 16%, P = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest clinical overlap between epidemiological variants. Treatment protocols for pediatric KS in sub-Saharan Africa should be devised to include both endemic HIV-negative and epidemic HIV-related disease to better define the clinical and biological comparison.
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- Nader Kim El-Mallawany
- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
- Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
- Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- Center for Innovation, Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX USA
- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Houston, TX USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Houston, TX USA
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, Global HOPE (Hematology-Oncology Pediatric Excellence), 1102 Bates Street, Feigin Tower, Suite 1025.16, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
- Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Grenier PO, Auger I. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma in a Child Presenting as a Solitary Plantar Hyperkeratotic Plaque. J Cutan Med Surg 2017; 21:348-350. [PMID: 28288525 DOI: 10.1177/1203475417698696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated Kaposi sarcoma (KS) among the pediatric population is a rare entity in North America and Europe, and its cutaneous manifestations are not well defined in the literature. The investigators report the case of a boy with an AIDS-associated KS presenting as an infiltrated hyperkeratotic plaque of the plantar arch. METHODS AND RESULTS An 11-year-old African boy with congenital human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) had a skin biopsy of the plantar lesion that was consistent with a KS. The patient also presented intestinal and pulmonary symptoms; combined chemotherapy regimen and highly active antiretroviral therapy were given in the presence of systemic involvement. CONCLUSION AIDS-associated KS poses a particular challenge to clinical diagnosis, since it can manifest with a variety of lesions. Dermatologists should have a low threshold for performing a skin biopsy in patients with HIV.
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- 1 Division of Dermatology, CHU de Quebec, Quebec, QC, Canada
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Rapidly progressive Kaposi's Sarcoma in an Iraqi boy received Valproic acid: a case report and review of literature. BMC Pediatr 2016; 16:111. [PMID: 27459853 PMCID: PMC4962423 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0653-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), an endothelial neoplasm, is associated with human herpes virus (HHV) -8 infection. KS has four clinical sub-types: Mediterranean/classic, African/endemic, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -associated/epidemic, and transplantation-related/iatrogenic. Immunosuppression is an important cofactor in KS process. Classic KS (CKS) is exceedingly rare in children and when occurs, it is much more disseminated than adults. The epidemic, HIV-associated and the iatrogenic forms of childhood KS are a result of a profound and acquired T-cell deficiency. To our knowledge, this is the first paediatric KS case report from Iraq. Our patient was showing an unusual aggressive course of the disease while receiving Valproic acid (VPA) of the potential immune-suppressive effect. Case presentation A six-year-old Iraqi boy, who had cerebral palsy (CP) and epilepsy since the age of 9-months, had received VPA to control his seizures. He developed skin discoloration followed by nodules that disseminated proximally from the lower extremities to the groin, face, ears and oral cavity, and then he died from severe respiratory distress after 110 days from the disease evolution. KS diagnosis was proved by a skin biopsy. As the patient was of Arab-Asian ethnicity and was HIV-seronegative status, accordingly, his condition best fitted the classic form of KS. However, recent studies showed the link of VPA with the reactivation of HHV-8. Moreover, accumulated experimental and clinical data elucidated that VPA induces T-cell suppression. Given that there was a lack of facilities to perform the laboratory immunological diagnostic tests in Iraq, the VPA-induced effect on immunity in our case (iatrogenic KS) could not be evaluated. Conclusions Our report demonstrates a rare, rapidly progressing paediatric KS case and highlights the possible role of the 5-years’ administration of VPA and its challenging effect on cellular immunity based on recent studies. Thus, VPA could have promoted the development of the KS in our patient. This report also recalls the need of paediatricians to consider KS especially when the skin lesion appears at the child’s foot even in countries outside the geographical map of the disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12887-016-0653-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Feiterna-Sperling C, Königs C, Notheis G, Buchholz B, Krüger R, Weizsäcker K, Eberle J, Hanhoff N, Gärtner B, Heider H, Krüger DH, Hofmann J. High seroprevalence of antibodies against Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) among HIV-1-infected children and adolescents in a non-endemic population. Med Microbiol Immunol 2016; 205:425-34. [PMID: 27240652 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-016-0458-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) is the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), which primarily affects human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults with advanced immunodeficiency. Currently, only limited prevalence data for HHV-8 infection in HIV-infected children living in non-endemic areas are available. This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in four university hospitals in Germany specializing in pediatric HIV care. Stored serum specimens obtained from 207 vertically HIV-1-infected children and adolescents were tested for antibodies against lytic and latent HHV-8 antigens. Logistic regression was used to assess independent risk factors associated with HHV-8 seropositivity. The overall HHV-8 seroprevalence was 24.6 % (n = 51/207) without significant differences related to sex, age, or ethnicity. In univariate analysis, HHV-8 seropositivity was significantly associated with a child having being born outside Germany, maternal origin from sub-Saharan Africa, a history of breastfeeding, CDC immunologic category 3, and deferred initiation of antiretroviral therapy (>24 months of age). In multivariate analysis, a child's birth outside Germany was the only significant risk factor for HHV-8 seropositivity (odds ratio 3.98; 95 % confidence interval 1.27-12.42). HHV-8-associated malignancies were uncommon; only one patient had a history of KS. Serum specimen of vertically HIV-infected children and adolescents living in Germany showed a high HHV-8 seroprevalence. These findings suggest that primary HHV-8 infection-a risk factor for KS and other HHV-8-associated malignancies-occurs early in life. Thus, management of perinatally HIV-infected children should include testing for HHV-8 coinfection and should consider future risks of HHV-8-associated malignancies.
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- Cornelia Feiterna-Sperling
- Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, Munich, Germany
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- Medical Faculty Mannheim, University Children's Hospital, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- German Association of Physicians in HIV Care, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Saarland Medical School, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Virology, Helmut-Ruska-Haus, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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El-Mallawany NK, Kamiyango W, Slone JS, Villiera J, Kovarik CL, Cox CM, Dittmer DP, Ahmed S, Schutze GE, Scheurer ME, Kazembe PN, Mehta PS. Clinical Factors Associated with Long-Term Complete Remission versus Poor Response to Chemotherapy in HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents with Kaposi Sarcoma Receiving Bleomycin and Vincristine: A Retrospective Observational Study. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0153335. [PMID: 27082863 PMCID: PMC4833299 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is the most common HIV-associated malignancy in children and adolescents in Africa. Pediatric KS is distinct from adult disease. We evaluated the clinical characteristics associated with long-term outcomes. We performed a retrospective observational analysis of 70 HIV-infected children and adolescents with KS less than 18 years of age diagnosed between 8/2010 and 6/2013 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Local first-line treatment included bleomycin and vincristine plus nevirapine-based highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART). Median age was 8.6 years (range 1.7–17.9); there were 35 females (50%). Most common sites of presentation were: lymph node (74%), skin (59%), subcutaneous nodules (33%), oral (27%), woody edema (24%), and visceral (16%). Eighteen (26%) presented with lymphadenopathy only. Severe CD4 suppression occurred in 28%. At time of KS diagnosis, 49% were already on HAART. Overall, 28% presented with a platelet count < 100 x 109/L and 37% with hemoglobin < 8 g/dL. The 2-year event-free (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were 46% and 58% respectively (median follow-up 29 months, range 15–50). Multivariable analysis of risk of death and failure to achieve EFS demonstrated that visceral disease (odds ratios [OR] 19.08 and 11.61, 95% CI 2.22–163.90 and 1.60–83.95 respectively) and presenting with more than 20 skin/oral lesions (OR 9.57 and 22.90, 95% CI 1.01–90.99 and 1.00–524.13 respectively) were independent risk factors for both. Woody edema was associated with failure to achieve EFS (OR 7.80, 95% CI 1.84–33.08) but not death. Univariable analysis revealed that lymph node involvement was favorable for EFS (OR 0.28, 95% CI 0.08–0.99), while T1 TIS staging criteria, presence of cytopenias, and severe immune suppression were not associated with increased mortality. Long-term complete remission is achievable in pediatric KS, however outcomes vary according to clinical presentation. Based on clinical heterogeneity, treatment according to risk-stratification is necessary to improve overall outcomes.
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- Nader Kim El-Mallawany
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Mittermayer-Vassallo K, Banda K, Molyneux EM. Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-seronegative children presenting to the paediatric oncology ward in The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi during 2002-2014. Trop Doct 2015; 46:138-42. [PMID: 26620689 DOI: 10.1177/0049475515614738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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One of the most common malignancies in HIV-endemic, resource-poor countries is Kaposi sarcoma (KS). It is an AIDS-defining disease and as Malawi's incidence and prevalence of HIV is high, KS is now the most common cancer in adult male Malawians and the second most common in women and children. Most attention has focused on HIV-seropositive adults as their number far outweighs those of children. This audit concerns the presentation and outcome of HIV-seronegative children with KS who presented in a 12-year period (2002-2014) to The Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. Twenty (10.5%) of the 191 children with KS presenting to the paediatric oncology ward during 2002-2014 were HIV-seronegative. They were usually younger than seropositive children and 62% had severe anaemia. The main presenting complaints in the HIV-seronegative group were woody oedema, commonly of a limb, and lymphadenopathy. Woody oedema was common in children with or without HIV infection. Seronegative children with KS were less likely to have oral KS than HIV infected children. Of 11 children who completed courses of chemotherapy, seven (63%) had complete cure sustained over a 1-year follow-up period. KS is potentially curable in this group of children. Chemotherapy regimens are equally effective in HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative children. The presentation of HIV-seronegative children with KS differs from adults and HIV-seropositive children. Further research is necessary to determine possible triggers for developing KS in HIV-seronegative children.
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- Clinical Officer, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi
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Dow DE, Cunningham CK, Buchanan AM. A Review of Human Herpesvirus 8, the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus, in the Pediatric Population. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2014; 3:66-76. [PMID: 24567845 PMCID: PMC3933043 DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pit051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus, is the etiologic agent responsible for all types of KS. Although the majority of pediatric KS cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa, a rise in pediatric transplant KS has been reported in developed countries. In addition, HHV-8 is increasingly described as an infectious cause of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in children. Transmission of HHV-8 among children is poorly understood; however, the literature strongly suggests that horizontal transmission plays a critical role. Acute infection with HHV-8 and progression to KS in children may be different than in adults, and diagnosis may be overlooked. Currently, neither adult nor pediatric treatment guidelines exist. This review provides an overview of HHV-8 disease in children as it relates to epidemic KS, transplant KS, and other disease manifestations. The current state of the literature is reviewed and knowledge gaps are identified for future exploration.
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- Dorothy E. Dow
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina,Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania,Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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Cakir FB, Cakir E, Tuzuner N, Kut A. Classic kaposi sarcoma with pulmonary involvement mimicking endobronchial tuberculosis in a child. Pediatr Pulmonol 2013; 48:310-2. [PMID: 22825845 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kaposi' sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm and classic KS, a subtype of KS, is extremely rare in children. Childhood pulmonary involvement in classic KS has not been reported in the literature. We describe an HIV-seronegative pediatric case with a fulminant course of classic KS with pulmonary involvement mimicking endobronchial tuberculosis.
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- Fatma B Cakir
- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Bruder E, Alaggio R, Kozakewich HPW, Jundt G, Dehner LP, Coffin CM. Vascular and perivascular lesions of skin and soft tissues in children and adolescents. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2012; 15:26-61. [PMID: 22420724 DOI: 10.2350/11-11-1119-pb.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Vascular anomalies in children and adolescents are the most common soft tissue lesions and include reactive, malformative, and neoplastic tumefactions, with a full spectrum of benign, intermediate, and malignant neoplasms. These lesions are diagnostically challenging because of morphologic complexity and recent changes in classification systems, some of which are based on clinical features and others on pathologic findings. In recent decades, there have been significant advances in clinical diagnosis, development of new therapies, and a better understanding of the genetic aspects of vascular biology and syndromes that include unusual vascular proliferations. Most vascular lesions in children and adolescents are benign, although the intermediate locally aggressive and intermediate rarely metastasizing neoplasms are important to distinguish from benign and malignant mimics. Morphologic recognition of a vasoproliferative lesion is straightforward in most instances, and conventional morphology remains the cornerstone for a specific diagnosis. However, pathologic examination is enhanced by adjunctive techniques, especially immunohistochemistry to characterize the type of vessels involved. Multifocality may cause some uncertainty regarding the assignment of "benign" or "malignant." However, increased interest in vascular anomalies, clinical expertise, and imaging technology have contributed greatly to our understanding of these disorders to the extent that in most vascular malformations and in many tumors, a diagnosis is made clinically and biopsy is not required for diagnosis. The importance of close collaboration between the clinical team and the pathologist cannot be overemphasized. For some lesions, a diagnosis is not possible from evaluation of histopathology alone, and in a subset of these, a specific diagnosis may not be possible even after all assembled data have been reviewed. In such instances, a consensus diagnosis in conjunction with clinical colleagues guides therapy. The purpose of this review is to delineate the clinicopathologic features of vascular lesions in children and adolescents with an emphasis on their unique aspects, use of diagnostic adjuncts, and differential diagnosis.
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- Elisabeth Bruder
- Institute for Pathology, Hospital of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Tsang MW, Kovarik CL. The role of dermatopathology in conjunction with teledermatology in resource-limited settings: lessons from the African Teledermatology Project. Int J Dermatol 2011; 50:150-6. [PMID: 21244377 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2010.04790.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Access to dermatology and dermatopathology services is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa. Teledermatology provides consultations for healthcare providers in resource-limited settings where specialty medical services are difficult to obtain, and the African Teledermatology Project has helped to bridge the gap in dermatological care in Africa. This program also allows for biopsy specimens to be sent to the USA for processing in cases where the clinical diagnosis is difficult and definitive diagnosis has implications for patient management. This study characterizes conditions diagnosed through clinicopathological correlation in conjunction with photos and tissue submitted to the African Teledermatology Project. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective case review of tissue specimens submitted over three years. RESULTS Fifty-five biopsy specimens met inclusion criteria and represent cases of malignancy (35%), infection (7%), suspected infection (15%), lichenoid tissue reaction (5%), dermatitis (15%), and other various conditions (18%). Three biopsy specimens were non-diagnostic (5%). Clinicopathological concordance between submitting clinician and biopsy results occurred in 32 out of 55 cases (58%). Clinical and pathological diagnoses differed in 21 out of 55 cases (38%). Kaposi sarcoma (KS) represents the clinical diagnosis most often suspected in the evaluated biopsy specimens (42%) and was correctly recognized clinically in 13 out of 23 cases (57%). CONCLUSION Clinical images may not provide sufficient information to definitively diagnose certain infectious and malignant dermatological conditions submitted through telemedicine consultation. Microscopic examination of skin biopsy specimens is an important adjunct for accurate diagnosis of disease and determination of appropriate treatment strategies.
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- Matthew W Tsang
- Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Stefan DC, Stones DK, Wainwright L, Newton R. Kaposi sarcoma in South African children. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 56:392-6. [PMID: 21225916 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in sub-Saharan Africa, increased tens of times since the onset of the AIDS epidemic. There is, however, very little literature concerning the clinical features of this disease, its management and outcome in HIV-positive children in Africa. This study describes retrospectively the clinical presentation of the malignancy, its management and outcome, in a series of HIV-positive children. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy children with KS and HIV infection were admitted consecutively from January 1998 to December 2009 in South African hospitals. Clinical data were extracted from tumor registries and patient records and analyzed. RESULTS The average age in this series was 73 months. The males/females ratio was 1.59:1. Skin lesions were present in 36 out of 63 cases (57.14%), followed by lymph node lesions (28 cases, 44.44%). The mean CD4+ lymphocyte count was 440 (SD = 385). The average CD4+ percentage was 12.20% (SD = 9.13). Only 14 patients (20%) were taking combined antiretrovirals at the time of diagnosis; a further 35 were given HIV treatment after diagnosis. Thirty-two patients (45.71%) survived only 4 months on average; 10 were lost to follow-up; and 28 (40%) were alive, with an average follow-up of 16 months. Antiretrovirals improved survival (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The often present skin lesions facilitated the diagnosis; lymphadenopathy was less frequently seen than skin lesions. Antiretroviral drugs were associated with higher survival rate. The mortality remains high in spite of antiretrovirals and cytostatics.
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- D Cristina Stefan
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Gantt S, Kakuru A, Wald A, Walusansa V, Corey L, Casper C, Orem J. Clinical presentation and outcome of epidemic Kaposi sarcoma in Ugandan children. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010; 54:670-4. [PMID: 20205254 PMCID: PMC2839022 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is one of the most common pediatric cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Few data are available about the clinical presentation or response to treatment of children with epidemic (HIV-associated) KS. METHODS Medical records of all children with KS and HIV infection referred to the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala, Uganda from October 2004 to June 2007 were reviewed. Charts were abstracted for age, sex, location of KS lesions at presentation, biopsy results, CD4 T-cell count and percentage, and KS treatment and outcome. RESULTS Seventy-three children with epidemic KS were identified, 37 males and 36 females. The median age was 10.1 years (range 2-18). KS presented with lymph node (LN) involvement in 60% of cases. The median absolute and percentage CD4 T-cells at presentation were 210 cells/microl and 7.4%, respectively. Those children with lymphadenopathic KS were younger (mean difference 3.7 years; P = 0.01) and had higher CD4 T-cell counts (mean difference 242 cells/microl; P = 0.03) than those without LN involvement. Of 32 patients for whom outcome data were available, a complete response to chemotherapy and/or antiretroviral therapy was documented in 20 (62.5%) patients. CONCLUSIONS In comparison to cutaneous involvement, LN involvement of epidemic KS occurs at younger ages and at higher CD4 levels. This clinical presentation may reflect recent infection with human herpesvirus 8 followed by a rapid progression to malignancy. Favorable response to treatment was observed in the majority of cases, but prospective studies are needed to determine optimal management.
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- Soren Gantt
- Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda,Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Mulago Teaching Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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- University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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- Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda,Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Mulago Teaching Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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- University of Washington, Seattle, USA,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, USA,Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, USA
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- Uganda Cancer Institute, Kampala, Uganda,Makerere University College of Health Sciences and Mulago Teaching Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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