Malignancies in HIV: pre- and post-highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Objectives: A study was conducted at a large metropolitan tertiary-care teaching hospital to investigate the incidence of cancers among HIV-infected patients over a 13-year period.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among HIV-infected patients diagnosed with cancer between January 1990 and December 2003 at a large metropolitan teaching hospital.