Kaposi sarcoma

Kaposi's sarcoma: A malignant neoplasm characterized by a vascular proliferation which usually contains blunt endothelial cells. Erythrocyte extravasation and hemosiderin deposition are frequently present. The most frequent site of involvement is the skin; however it may also occur internally. It generally develops in people with compromised immune systems including those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Endpoint definition

FinnGen phenotype data
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Filter registries Inpat., Oupat., Death

Hospital Discharge: ICD-10 C46
Cause of death: ICD-10 C46

Check pre-conditions None

Include endpoints None

Check conditions None

Apply sex-specific rule None

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Extra metadata

Level in the ICD hierarchy 3
First used in FinnGen datafreeze DF4
Parent code in ICD-10 C45-C49
Name in latin Sarcoma Kaposi

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 24 - 19
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.01 - 0.02
Mean age at first event (years) 63.15 - 62.19

Mortality

Follow-up Absolute risk HR [95% CI] p N
1998–2019 - - - -
15 years - - - -
5 years - - - -
1 year - - - -

Correlations

Index endpoint: C3_KAPOSI_SARCOMA – Kaposi sarcoma
GWS hits:

Survival analyses between endpoints

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before Kaposi sarcoma
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