KS often starts as flat, discolored patches that rapidly progress ... The overall five-year survival rate for Kaposi sarcoma (all stages) in the United States is 75%. This means that, on average ...

Kaposi’s sarcoma remains one of the most common cancers in people ... KS usually appears as lesions (abnormal bumps, spots or patches) on the skin or on mucosal surfaces (such as inside the mouth or ...

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm mediated by the human herpesvirus-8. Only 1 clinical subtype, the endemic/African subtype, commonly affects the pediatric population.