- "Kaposi's
sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm of the blood
vessels.
- Grossly, it resembles an
angiosarcoma.
- However, the actual
primary cell of origin is unknown.
- It is characterized
grossly as a raised purple mass, as seen
on the arm of this patient.
- Its incidence has
increased in the past two decades due to
the AIDS epidemic.
- Thirty percent of AIDS
patients have Kaposi's sarcoma".
- Courtesy of The Urbana Atlas of
Pathology,University of Illinois College of
Medicine at Urbana-Champaign,Legends by Patricia
J. O'Morchoe, M.D. Images from material collected
by Donald R. Thursh, M.D. and Dr. P. J.
O'Morchoe,Concept, design and implementation by
Allan H. Levy, M.D., with the assistance of Ms.
Jill Conway. Technical assistance by Ms. Dedra
Williams and Ms. Tara Ramanathan. (used by
permission)
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