Department of Radiation Oncology and Hematology/Oncology, St. Louis University Hospital, Missouri.
Kaposi's sarcoma is a common manifestation of AIDS, particularly in young male homosexual patients. Between 1987 and 1988, eight patients with Epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma received palliative radiation therapy. The authors' experience indicates that radiation therapy can provide good to excellent palliation for skin and oropharyngeal lesions.