Treatment

Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma

Treatment for single lesions may include the following:

• Radiation therapy.
• Surgery.

Treatment for lesions all over the body may include the following:

• Radiation therapy.
• Chemotherapy.

Treatment for Kaposi's sarcoma that affects lymph nodes or the gastrointestinal tract usually includes chemotherapy with or without radiation therapy.

Immunosuppressive Treatment-related Kaposi's Sarcoma

• Stopping or reducing immunosuppressive drug therapy.
• Radiation therapy.
• Chemotherapy using one or more anticancer drugs.

Epidemic Kaposi's Sarcoma

• Surgery, including local excision or electrodesiccation (the drying of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode) and curettage [removal of tissue with a curette (a spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge)].
• Cryosurgery.
• Radiation therapy.
• Chemotherapy using one or more anticancer drugs.
• Biologic therapy.

Reference:

National Cancer Institute, USA.