 Sarcoma, Kaposi
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A multicentric, malignant neoplastic vascular proliferation characterized by the development of bluish-red cutaneous nodules, usually on the lower extremities, most often on the toes or feet, and slowly increasing in size and number and spreading to more proximal areas. The tumors have endothelium-lined channels and vascular spaces admixed with variably sized aggregates of spindle-shaped cells, and often remain confined to the skin and subcutaneous tissue, but widespread visceral involvement may occur. Kaposi's sarcoma occurs spontaneously in Jewish and Italian males in Europe and the United States. An aggressive variant in young children is endemic in some areas of Africa. A third form occurs in about 0.04% of kidney transplant patients. There is also a high incidence in AIDS patients. (From Dorland, 27th ed & Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, pp2105-7) HHV-8 is the suspected cause.
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D012514
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.860 C04.557.450.795.850 C04.557.645.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Sarcoma, Kaposi- Sarcoma, Kaposi
- Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Kaposis Sarcoma
- Sarcoma, Kaposi's
- Multiple Idiopathic Pigmented Hemangiosarcoma
- Kaposi Sarcoma
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcoma, Kaposi" by people in Profiles.
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Fernandes VM, Fargo JH, Saini S, Guerrera MF, Marcus L, Luchtman-Jones L, Adams D, Meier ER. Kaposiform lymphangiomatosis: unifying features of a heterogeneous disorder. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 May; 62(5):901-4.
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Beaton A, Kuttler T, Hassan A, Nath DS, Reyes C, Jonas RA, Martin GR. Hemangioendothelioma: a rare case of a primary intracardiac tumor. Pediatr Cardiol. 2013 Jan; 34(1):194-7.
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Omeis I, Siems AL, Harrington W, Johnson LS, Destian S, DeMattia JA. Spinal Kaposi sarcoma presenting without cutaneous manifestations. Case report. J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Nov; 7(5):558-61.
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Nakamura H, Lu M, Gwack Y, Souvlis J, Zeichner SL, Jung JU. Global changes in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated virus gene expression patterns following expression of a tetracycline-inducible Rta transactivator. J Virol. 2003 Apr; 77(7):4205-20.
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Montaner S, Sodhi A, Molinolo A, Bugge TH, Sawai ET, He Y, Li Y, Ray PE, Gutkind JS. Endothelial infection with KSHV genes in vivo reveals that vGPCR initiates Kaposi's sarcomagenesis and can promote the tumorigenic potential of viral latent genes. Cancer Cell. 2003 Jan; 3(1):23-36.
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