Setting
cancer, neoplasms, coinfections, venereal disease, Hepatitis B, Cancer
CANCER, NEUROSYPHILIS, CANCER, NEOPLASMS, VENEREAL DISEASE, HEPATITIS B, HEPATITIS C
The Instituto Nacional de Cancerología is a referral center for adult patients with cancer located in Mexico City; it has been an Aids Cancer Clinic since 1990. Patients were recruited from October 21, 2015, to September 4, 2018. The last follow-up visit was on August 27, 2019.Candidates had an initial thorough clinical evaluation including a work-up to diagnose coinfections and rule out other neoplasms that comprised: ophthalmologic evaluation, computed tomography (CT) scan (neck, thorax, and abdomen), bone marrow culture with bone biopsy, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) serology, venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test and if indicated, a lumbar puncture to rule-out neurosyphilis, Histoplasma urinary antigen and serology, GenXpert MTB/RIF test 