High incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in Mantua, Po Valley, Northern Italy (1989-1998)

V Ascoli; S Belli; M Benedetti; S Trinca; P Ricci; P Comba

doi:10.1054/bjoc.2001.1912

High incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma in Mantua, Po Valley, Northern Italy (1989-1998)

Br J Cancer. 2001 Aug 3;85(3):379-82. doi: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1912.

Authors

V Ascoli¹, S Belli, M Benedetti, S Trinca, P Ricci, P Comba

Affiliation

¹ Section of Pathology, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, La Sapienza University, Viale Regina Elena, Rome, 324 00161, Italy.

Abstract

The incidence of classic Kaposi's sarcoma was estimated in the province of Mantua, Po Valley, Northern Italy, yielding age-standardized rates of 2.5/100 000 men and 0.7/100 000 women (1989-98). Elevated rates in the rural zone of Viadana/Sabbioneta (5.0/100 000 men and 2.8/100 000 women) are among the highest so far reported for Italian communities.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Female
Herpesvirus 8, Human / isolation & purification
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Sarcoma, Kaposi / epidemiology*
Sarcoma, Kaposi / virology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / virology