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Kaposi's sarcoma
connective tissue cancer, common among early AIDS patients / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of cancer that can form masses in the skin, lymph nodes, or other organs. The skin lesions are usually purple in color. They can appear singularly, in a limited area, or be widespread.[6] Lesions may be flat or raised.[4]
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Kaposi's sarcoma, multiple haemorrhagic sarcoma | |
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Other names | Kaposi sarcoma |
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Kaposi sarcoma. Characteristic purple lesions on the nose in an HIV-positive female.[1] | |
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Medical specialty | Oncology |
Symptoms | Purple colored skin lesions[4] |
Types | Classic, endemic, immunosuppression therapy-related, epidemic[4][5] |
Risk factors | Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), poor immune function[4][6] |
Diagnostic method | Tissue biopsy, medical imaging[6][4] |
Differential diagnosis | Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome, pyogenic granuloma, melanocytic nevi, melanoma[6] |
Treatment | Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic therapy[4] |
Frequency | 42,000 (new cases, 2018)[7] |
Deaths | 20,000 (2018)[7] |
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