Table 1
Main data from previously published articles on the coexistence of colonic Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) and ulcerative colitis (UC)
| Reference | Year of publication | HIV status | Pathology of the colon | Skin lesion | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon9 | 1966 | No information | UC | No | Colectomy |
| Adlersberg10 | 1970 | No infoarmation | Non-specific colitis | No | Colectomy |
| Roth11 | 1978 | No information | Segmental non-specific colitis | Yes | Subtotal colectomy |
| Weber12 | 1985 | Positive | Non-specific colitis of the rectosigmoid colon, separate lesion in the caecum | Yes | Alpha interferon+radiotherapy of rectal KS |
| Biggs13 | 1987 | Positive | UC | Yes | Urgent colectomy for toxic megacolon and later abdominoperineal excision for rectal KS |
| Meltzer14 | 1987 | Negative | UC distal to the descendent colon | Yes | Proctocolectomy with ileostomy |
| Thompson15 | 1989 | Negative | UC | No | Restorative proctocolectomy |
| Tedesco16 | 1999 | Negative | UC | No | Restorative proctocolectomy |
