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Table 3 Bullous Kaposi sarcoma: Review of the English-language literature

From: Histopathological analysis of vesicular and bullous lesions in Kaposi sarcoma

Refence

N

Sex (n)

Age

Nomenclature

E. Type

Location

H. Stage

Clinical apperance

Association

Behavior

Year

Ronchese et al.[11]

2

M

68-66

Cystic, LLKS

Classic

Lower extremity

Nodular

Bulla-like

-

Generalized/slow progresion

1957

Gange et al.[21]

3

F (1)

55-72 (63)

LLKS

Classic

Lower and

Nodular

Bulla-like (1),

-

Generalized/slow

1979

  

M (2)

   

upper extremity

 

Papule (1)

 

progresion

 
        

Plaque (n = 1)

   

Leibowitz et al.[18]

1

M

34

LLKS

-

Lower extremity

Nodular

Bulla-like

Lymphedema

Aggressive

1980

Recth et al.[17]

1

F

-

Bullous

Classic

Lower extremity

Nodular

Bulla-like, Vesicular

-

-

1986

Bossuyt et al.[19]

1

M

-

LLKS

AIDS

Lower and upper extremity

Nodular

Bulla-like

Lymphedema

Generalized/slow progresion

1995

Perrot et al.[14]

1

M

-

Bullous

AIDS

-

-

Bulla-like

Lymphedema

Aggressive

1995

Noel et al.[20]

1

M

-

LLKS

AIDS

Lower extremity

Nodular

Sponge-like

-

Generalized/slow progresion

1997

Cossu et al.[13]

7

F (1)

59-80 (70.3)

LLKS

Epidemic

Lower extremity (6)

Nodular

Bulla-like (3)

-

Aggressive (1)

1997

  

M (6)

   

Upper extremity (1)

 

Sponge-like (4)

 

Generalized/

 
          

slow progresion (5)

 
          

Localized/ slow progresion (1)

 

Borroni et al.[8]

1

F

82

Bullous

Classic

Lower extremity

Nodular

Bulla-like

-

-

1997

Cottoni et al.[10]

6

M (4)

56-80 (68.5)

LLKS (4)

Classic

Lower and

Nodular

Ulcer (2),

Lymphedema (4)

Aggresive (1)

1997

  

F (2)

 

Regular (2)

 

upper extremity (2)

 

Bulla-like (1)

   
      

Lower extremity (4)

 

Serohematic loss (3)

   

Davis et al.[12]

4

M

35

Bullous

AIDS

Lower extremity, scrotum

Nodular

Bulla-like

Lymphedema

Aggresive

2000

Atillasoy et al.[16]

1

M

41

Bullous

AIDS

Lower extremity

Nodular

Bulla-like, necrotic

Lymphedema

Aggresive

2001

Torchia et al.[9]

1

M

98

Pseudobullous

Classic

Lower extremity

Nodular

-

Lymphedema

Generalized/slow progresion

2008

Present series

4

M (3)

57-72 (66.7)

Bullous

Classic

Lower and

Nodular

Ulcer (2), bulla-like

-

Localized/

 
  

F (1)

   

upper extremity (3)

 

(4), serohematic crust

 

slow progresion (3)

 
      

Head &Neck (1)

   

Aggresive (1)

 
  1. Age: Min.-Max. (mean), LLKS: Lymphangioma-like Kaposi sarcoma, E. Type: Epidemiological type ,H. stage: Histological stage, F: Female, M: Male, AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.