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Gastric appearance of Kaposi Sarcoma: Case Report
R Takács, Z Sápi, A Szabó, Á Petrányi, J Hamvas · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2014 · Heft 05
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Introduction: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular tumor associated with human herpesvirus-8 infection (HHV-8). Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can precede, with or without the appearance of skin lesions. 4 forms of this disease have been described. HHV-8 has been detected in all type of Kaposi sarcoma. The third type is the transplant- or immunsuppression-associated variant of Kaposi sarcoma with corresponding lesions. The primary diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma in the GI tract should be considered in elderly men from specific geographic regions, and in immunosuppressed and AIDS patients. Although, GI KS i…
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