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Table 2 Distribution of patients according to treatment modalities

From: Kaposi’s sarcoma: a 10-year experience with 248 patients at a single tertiary care hospital in Tanzania

Treatment modality

Number of patients

Percentages

Chemotherapy + ARV therapy (HAART)

108

43.5

Chemotherapy alone

86

34.6

ARV therapy alone

32

12.9

Radiotherapy alone

5

2.0

Excision of ulcerated lesions ± skin grafting/flap

4

1.6

Limb amputation

4

1.6

Supportive care only

9

3.6

Total

248

100