Table 1. KS Demographics at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
Demographics were constructed from KS cases recorded from May 2014 until May 2016 in a hospital-based cancer registry at Kamuzu Central Hospital. Tumor location and subtype were gleaned from pathology reports from collected cases, when available.
| HIV− (N=21) | HIV+ (N=153) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| < = 19 | 5 | 24% | 11 | 7% |
| 20–49 | 7 | 33% | 104 | 68% |
| > = 50 | 7 | 33% | 20 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 10% | 18 | 12% |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 16 | 76% | 103 | 67% |
| Female | 5 | 24% | 50 | 33% |
| Tumor site | ||||
| Lower extremity | 9 | 60% | 17 | 34% |
| Trunk | 2 | 13% | 12 | 24% |
| Upper extremity | 2 | 13% | 2 | 4% |
| Head/Neck | 0 | 0% | 5 | 10% |
| Lymph Node | 1 | 7% | 12 | 24% |
| Other | 1 | 7% | 2 | 4% |
| Tumor Subtype | ||||
| Lymphadenomatous | 1 | 7% | 12 | 24% |
| Patch | 0 | 0% | 3 | 6% |
| Plaque | 3 | 20% | 8 | 16% |
| Nodular | 8 | 53% | 11 | 22% |
| Visceral | 0 | 0% | 2 | 4% |
| Unclear | 3 | 20% | 14 | 28% |
| Treatment Received | ||||
| Surgical Resection | 1 | 5% | 0 | 0% |
| Chemotherapy | 7 | 33% | 75 | 49% |
| Unknown | 13 | 62% | 78 | 51% |