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What is the most common neoplasia in HIV? What is the relative risk?
Kaposi's sarcoma. 73,000
What are the four categories of Kaposi's sarcoma?
1) AIDS related (MSM) 2) Iatrogenic (immune suppression 3) Endemic (Africa) 4) Classic (indolent, elderly men of Jewish/Mediterranean descent)
What is the origin of Kaposi's sarcoma?
Endothelial
What virus is Kaposi's sarcoma associated with? Where is this virus latent?
Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus, latent in B lymphocytes
How is KSHV detected? It is detected in ___% of KS.
PCR, 100%
Most patients with KS have antibodies against?
KSHV
KS occurs in __% of HIV+ individuals
10-12%
What is an important co-factor in KSHV induction of KS?
HIV infection
Has incidence of Kaposi's increased or decreased? How much has prevalence declined? Who is still at greatest risk?
Decreased since use of HAART, prevalence has declined 10% but MSM still remain greatest risk group
What does Kaposi look like histologically?
Proliferation of small capillaries and spindle cells of endothelial origin. MNC infiltrate, RBC, spindle cells
What are the 4 ways to transmit Kaposi's?
1) Sexual (semen, saliva) - **PRIMARILY MSM 2) Parenteral (IV drug users) 3) Organ transplant 4) Salivary (mom-child post-partum, kissing?)
AIDS related Kaposi's sarcoma: how does most of it manifest?
Single or multiple mucocutaneous lesions, including GI tract - 22% occurs as oral lesions
What are the most common sites of Kaposi's sarcoma? Does it disseminate?
Trunk, arms, head, neck. Disseminates widely to lymph nodes and internal organs
What % of patients with Kaposi's skin sarcoma have oral Kaposi's?
>50%
What % of patients only have oral Kaposi's with no skin involvement?
10-20%
Where does oral Kaposi's primarily occur?
Hard and soft palate, sometimes tongue, gingiva, buccal mucosa
What are Kaposi's sacoma lesions like?
Red-brown-purple discoloration, may be multiple, bleeding is frequent
When Kaposi's is seen on the tongue, what can it coinfect with?
Candidiasis
What is treatment for Kaposi's?
Radiation, cytotoxics, alpha interferon
After Kaposi's sarcoma, what are the next highest lymphoma risks?
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma - 165, Hodgkins disease - 8
Lymphomas are the __th most common malignancy worldwide
7
How many new cases of lymphomas are there every year in the US?
50,000
Lymphomas occur in __% of HIV+ subjects without HAART
10%
What are the 2 major groups of lymphoma?
1) Non-Hodgkins (NHL), includes Burkitt's, and 2) Hodgkins
In 2009, how many new cases of all cancers were there? How many deaths?
~1.5 million. ~ .5 million
In 2009, how many new cases of NHL were there? Deaths?
~66,000. ~21,000 (30% mortality rate)
In 2009, how many new cases of Hodgkins were there? Deaths?
~8,500. ~1,300
What is the second most common lymphoma found in AIDS patients?
AIDS-related lymphoma
AIDS related lymphoma is less common in which patients?
Patients with CCR5delta32 mutation
T or F: non-Hodgkins lymphoma is an AIDS defining condition
TRUE
Is Hodgkin's lymphoma considered AIDS defining?
No - it's AIDS associated, but not AIDS defining
1) Has the incidence of NHL been increasing or decreasing in the HAART era?

2) Has incidence of HL been increasing or decreasing in the HAART era?
1) Decreasing
2) Increasing
What are the clinical presentations of AIDS-related lymphoma?
Weight loss, sweating, fever, 60% have advanced disease and extra-nodal involvement at presentation.
AIDS-related lymphomas attack what part of the body most frequently? What % are intraoral?
GI tract, brain most common. 5% are intraoral.
System non-Hodgkins lymphoma comprises __% of all AIDS related lymphomas.
80%
What part of the body does systemic non-Hodkins lymphoma attack? What is the most common extranodal site affected?
Lymph nodes, as well as extranodal, visceral sites. CNS is the most common extranodal site affected, followed by GI tract.
What type of lymphoma is 1000x more common in patients with AIDS than in the general population?
Primary CNS lymphoma
A vast majority of non-Hodgkin lymphomas are what type?
Aggressive B cell tumors
What virus' genome is found in approximately 50% of the systemic B cell lymphomas and in virtually all primary CNS lymphomas?
EBV genome
AIDS related oral lymphoma

1) What is it?
2) Where is it found?
3) Is it nodal?
4) How fatal is it?
5) Treatment?
1) Fast growing mass, ulcerates, necrosis
2) Palate, tongue, gingiva
3) **NON NONDAL**
4) Extremely - fatal within 8 months, especially when CD4 count is <100/ul
5) Chemotherapy, radiation
In AIDS patients, squamous cell carcinoma develops without?
1) Pre-malignant conditions (leukoplakia, erythroplakia
Where does squamous cell carcinoma usually develop?
Tongue
What plays a role in development of squamous cell carcinoma?
Co-carcinogenic factors
What is the treatment for squamous cell carcinoma?
Radiation and/or surgery
How does the prognosis of HIV+ patients with squamous cell carcinoma compare to HIV-?
Worse!
HPV associated squamous cell cervical come from what strains?
HPV 16, 18. HPV squamous cell cancer is AIDS defining.
Is ano-rectal HPV squamous cell carcinoma AIDS defining?
NO
Is HPV cervical squamous cell carcinoma AIDS defining?
YES
Has the following increased or decreased in the HAART era:

1) Kaposi sarcoma
2) Anal cancer
3) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
4) Colon cancer
5) Cervical cancedr
6) Hodgkin lymphoma
1) Decreased
2) Increased
3) Decreased
4) Increased
5) Decreased
6) Increased