Review Article

Trends in Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Miami Beach from 1987 to 2007

Table 1

Epidemiological, staging, and treatment descriptive frequencies in a population of Kaposi’s sarcoma patients diagnosed at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, FL, USA.

CategoryMedianStandard deviation

Age at diagnosis (years)4119.9

CategoryNumber (n)Percentage (%)

Sex
 Female149.8
 Male12990.2
Race and ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic8660.1
 White Hispanic4028.0
 Black1711.9
Smoking status
 Nonsmoker6142.7
 Ex-smoker3725.9
 Current smoker2114.7
 Unknown2416.8
Age range at diagnosis
 21–406545.5
 41–604229.4
 61–801611.2
 >802014.0
Year of Kaposi’s diagnosis
 1987–19968257.3
 1997–20076142.7
Site of initial presentation
 Nonskin1812.6
 Skin12587.4
Stage at diagnosis
 Local6140.6
 Regional2416.8
 Distant5840.6
Chemotherapy
 None11580.4
 Chemotherapy, single agent1913.3
 Chemotherapy, multiple agents96.3
Radiation therapy
 No radiation9365.0
 Radiation5035.0
HIV status
 HIV-positive7552.4
 HIV-negative6847.6