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Soft Tissue Tumors, 2020 Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8)-induced endothelial inflammatory neoplasm that develops is various clinically distinct settings, manifesting mostly as cutaneous lesions, or mucosal or visceral involvement.
Simone Mocellin
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Update on Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV or HHV8) – review
Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne, 2020 Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8), also known as Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), is one of the few pathogens recognized as direct carcinogen, being involved in the pathogenesis of Kaposi sarcoma, primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric ...
Nicoleta Iftode +3 more
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Revista de la Asociación Colombiana de Dermatología y Cirugía Dermatológica, 2023 El KSHV / HHV-8 está asociado con el sarcoma de Kaposi (KS), así como con trastornos linfoproliferativos, principalmente en pacientes con infección por VIH / SIDA.
Jenny Hasbleidy Hurtado +4 more
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2020 Kaposi sarcoma is an uncommon tumor that primarily arises in the skin and mucosal surfaces, but may metastasize to the internal organs. Four main variants of Kaposi sarcoma are recognized as the following: classic Kaposi sarcoma, which occurs in middle ...
Kush Gupta +6 more
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Disseminated Kaposi Sarcoma [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2021 Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male with a recent diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus presented to the emergency department with odynophagia and dysphagia for a month. Physical exam revealed Kaposi sarcoma partially occluding the airway. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to assist with the diagnosis of reactive lymphadenopathy, and computed ...
Goyack, Laura, Heimann, Matthew
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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1988 Kaposi's sarcoma is an unusual neoplasm that is seen with increased incidence in transplant recipients. Its occurrence in this group as a tumor is noteworthy in that it may regress spontaneously if immunosuppression is reduced or discontinued. Thus, its response in this setting raises the question of whether it might be best classified as a reversible ...
Frederick P. Ognibene +1 more
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Epidemiology of Kaposi’s Sarcoma [PDF]
Cancers, 2021 Kaposi’s sarcoma is an angioproliferative tumor caused by human herpesvirus 8 in the context of immunodeficiency, such as that induced by HIV infection or immunosuppressive therapy. Its incidence has dramatically fallen in patients living with HIV (PLHIV) since the introduction of potent antiretroviral combinations 25 years ago due to the restoration ...
Grabar, Sophie, Costagliola, Dominique
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Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2013 Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular tumor associated with Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8 (KSHV/HHV8) infection. Kaposi sarcoma lesions predominantly present at mucocutaneous sites, but may involve all organs and anatomic locations. Recognized epidemiologic-clinical forms of KS include classic, African (endemic), AIDS-associated (
Oana M Radu, L. Pantanowitz
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Imaging of Kaposi sarcoma [PDF]
Abdominal Radiology, 2021 AbstractKaposi sarcoma (KS) is a form of cancer that primarily appears on the skin but can potentially involve internal organs. There are several types of KS. The purpose of this article is to discuss the manifestations of KS and their appearance on imaging, the differential diagnoses associated with these findings, and molecular markers associated ...
Dhivya Addula +2 more
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Short communication: NKG2C+ NK cells contribute to increases in CD16+CD56- cells in HIV type 1+ individuals with high plasma viral load. [PDF]
, 2012 Chronic HIV-1 infection results in the expansion of both NKG2C+ and CD16+CD56- human natural killer cells. NKG2C+ cells proliferate in response to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and expansion of the dysfunctional CD56-CD16+ natural killer (NK) cells is ...
Bower, Mark +5 more
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