[Clinical aspects and therapy of Kaposi's sarcoma]

Three own cases are presented in order to discuss the clinical characteristics as well as the therapy of the Kaposi syndrome. This disease occurs very rarely. In its typical form it has to be classified as semi-malignant. Generally it takes an extended course over many years. In case of loco-regional tumors, radiotherapy is considered to be the method of choice. It should be performed in an extended-field technique allowing to reduce the recurrence rate and to achieve a better local tumor control. The total dose is individually determined between 25 and 40 Gy.