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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2013; 19(23): 3608-3614
Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3608
Table 3 Diagnostic values of gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma in relation to size, location, and macroscopic appearances on endoscopy (n = 103)
SubgroupSpecific stainNo. of lesions (KS/non-KS)ROC-AUC (95%CI)P value1
SizeSize < 10 mm26/7
HE14/00.77 (0.67-0.87)
D2-4016/00.81 (0.71-0.90)
Blood vessel marker18/40.56 (0.34-0.78)
HHV-810/00.69 (0.60-0.79)< 0.05
Size > 10 mm58/12
HE45/10.85 (0.75-0.94)
D2-4049/00.92 (0.88-0.97)
Blood vessel marker50/00.93 (0.89-0.98)
HHV-843/00.93 (0.89-0.98)< 0.01
LocationUpper GI tract57/9
HE36/00.82 (0.75-0.88)
D2-4042/00.87 (0.81-0.93)a
Blood vessel marker44/40.66 (0.48-0.84)
HHV-836/00.82 (0.75-0.88)< 0.01
Lower GI tract27/10
HE23/10.88 (0.76-1.00)
D2-4023/00.93 (0.86-0.99)
Blood vessel marker24/00.94 (0.88-1.00)
HHV-817/00.82 (0.72-0.91)< 0.01
Macroscopic appearancePatches23/4
HE12/10.64 (0.37-0.90)
D2-4014/00.80 (0.70-0.91)
Blood vessel marker15/00.83 (0.73-0.93)
HHV-88/00.67 (0.57-0.77)< 0.01
Polypoid9/3
HE5/00.78 (0.61-0.95)
D2-408/00.94 (0.84-1.00)a
Blood vessel marker8/30.44 (0.34-0.55)a
HHV-84/00.72 (0.55-0.89)< 0.01
SMT37/7
HE32/00.93 (0.88-0.99)
D2-4033/00.95 (0.90-0.10)
Blood vessel marker33/10.88 (0.73-1.00)
HHV-830/00.91 (0.84-0.97)0.15
SMT with ulcer15/5
HE10/00.83 (0.71-0.96)
D2-4010/00.83 (0.71-0.96)
Blood vessel marker12/00.90 (0.80-1.00)
HHV-811/00.87 (0.75-0.98)0.34