Table 1.

Classical Kaposi’s sarcoma staging (Brambilla et al 2003).

Stage	Skin lesions	Behaviour	Evolution	Complications*
I) Macular/ nodular	Maculae and/or nodules	Non aggressive	Slow Fast	Lymphoedema Lymphorrea Hemorrhage Ulceration Pain Functional impairment
II) Infiltrative (+/− v)	Plaques	Locally aggressive	Slow Fast
III) Florid (+/− v)	Angiomatous nodules and plaques	Locally aggressive	Slow Fast
IV) Generalized (+/−)	Angiomatous nodules and plaques	Disseminated aggressive	Slow Fast

v = visceral involvement (pharyngo-oral cavity, gastroenteric tract, lymph nodes, bone marrow, lungs)

Fast = increase in total number of nodules/plaques or in total area of plaques in the three months following an examination

^*All of them prevalent in stage III and IV, lymphedema and lymphorrea often observed in stage II, lymphedema, ulceration and hemorrage sometimes present in stage I.