Research Article

Children with Kaposi Sarcoma in Two Southern African Hospitals: Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcome

Table 3

Anatomical distribution of lesions (some patients presented with more than 1 site involvement).

Site of lesionsNamibiaWestern CapeNumber of cases

Skin
 Facial213 (10.3%)
 Trunk022 (6.8%)
 Abdomen022 (6.8%)
 Leg/foot213 (10.3%)
 Generalised skin/other123 (10.3%)
Total skin5813 (44.8%)
Intrathoracic134 (13.8%)
Lymph nodes246 (20.7%)
Intraoral/salivary gland235 (17.2%)
Cranium011 (3.4%)

Total: 29