TABLE 416-2 -KAPOSI'S SARCOMA (KS): RECOMMENDED STAGING CLASSIFICATION

	GOOD RISK (0) (ALL OF THE FOLLOWING)	POOR RISK (1) (ANY OF THE FOLLOWING)
Tumor (T)	Confined to skin and/or lymph nodes and/or minimal oral disease *	Tumor-associated edema or ulceration, extensive oral KS, gastrointestinal KS or KS in other non-nodal viscera
Immune system (I)	CD4 cells 200 muL	CD4 cells < 200/muL
Systemic illness (S)	No history of OI or thrush No "B" symptoms Performance status 70 (Karnofsky)	History of OI and/or thrush, "B" symptoms present Performance status <70 Other HIV-related illness (e.g., neurologic disease, lymphoma)

* Minimal oral disease is non-nodular KS confined to the palate.

OI = opportunistic infection.

"B" symptoms are unexplained fever, night sweats, >10% involuntary weight loss, or diarrhea persisting more than 2 weeks.
Modified from Krown SE, Metroka C, Wernz J: Kaposi's sarcoma in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome: A proposal for uniform evaluation, response, and staging criteria. J Clin Oncol 7:1201-1207, 1989.