CHILDHOOD KAPOSIS SARCOMA - CLINICAL FEATURES AND THERAPY

Twelve cases of childhood Kaposi''s sacroma seen over the last 7 yr are reported. The disease presents mainly as generalized lymphadenopathy, with sparsely and anomalously distributed cutaneous nodules, and has a higher proportion of females with the disease than in the adult form. The histology is usually of mixed cell type. If not treated, childhood Kaposi''s sarcoma runs a fulminating course, but disease control with chemotherapy is associated with prolonged survival.