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Five cases of melanoma in HIV positive patients
European Journal of Dermatology. Volume 11, Number 5, 446-9, September - October 2001, Cas cliniques
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Author(s) : Donato CALISTA
Summary : Background: Kaposi's sarcoma, high grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and invasive carcinoma of the cervix are all AIDS-defining illnesses according to the CDC staging criteria classification. A number of other malignancies, not traditionally associated with HIV infection, such as Hodgkin's disease, cancers of the rectum, anus, and germ-cell tumours, appear to occur more often than would be expected in these patients. Malignant cutaneous lesions, including basal cell, squamous-cell carcinomas, Bowen's disease, and cutaneous melanoma (CM) have been less often reported.
Keywords : cutaneous malignant melanoma, HIV, AIDS, homosexual

Five cases of melanoma in HIV positive patients