Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with erythroblastopenia and thymoma: Reactivation after topical corticosteroids [PDF]
We report a 69-year-old female with erythroblastopenia and thymoma who developed lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) after thymectomy, 2 months after the initiation of therapy with methylprednisolone.
Alomar, A.+8 more
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Introdução: O Sarcoma de Kaposi é uma neoplasia rara e sua apresentação isolada no pênis representa 2-3% dos casos. Quase a metade dos pacientes é assintomática e o tratamento mais utilizado é a exérese cirúrgica. Objetivo: Apresentação rara de um sarcoma de kaposi isolado no pênis.
Orellana, Fernanda Monteiro+5 more
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HIV-1 Evolutionary Patterns Associated with Metastatic Kaposi's Sarcoma during AIDS. [PDF]
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in HIV-infected individuals can have a wide range of clinical outcomes, from indolent skin tumors to a life-threatening visceral cancer. KS tumors contain endothelial-related cells and inflammatory cells that may be HIV-infected. In
Barbier, Andrew E+6 more
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Sarcoma de Kaposi sobre injerto renal [PDF]
El sarcoma de Kaposi es un tumor infrecuente de causa desconocida, pero con una mayor incidencia en pacientes inmunodeprimidos, sobre todo en trasplantados y VIH positivos. Habitualmente se presenta como lesiones cutáneas de buen pronóstico, siendo la forma invasiva visceral rara, agresiva y rara su remisión.
D. López García+4 more
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Speculations on the clinical significance of asymptomatic viral infections [PDF]
A detailed understanding of asymptomatic chronic viral infections is critical to analyse their pathogenesis, assess the severity and burden of disease and, where required, optimize public health control measures.
Gentile, Giuseppe, Micozzi, Alessandra
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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]
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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Sarcoma de Kaposi em Receptores de Transplante de Órgão Sólido: Um Caso Desafiador [PDF]
Kaposi sarcoma is a low-grade vascular tumor, associated with human herpesvirus-8 infection. Solid organ transplant recipients have a much higher risk of this malignancy, with estimated incidence rates increased 84 to 500 times.
Borges-Costa, João+5 more
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Deregulation of HDAC5 by Viral Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 Plays an Essential Role in Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus-Induced Lymphangiogenesis. [PDF]
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiologic agent for Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), which is one of the most common HIV-associated neoplasms.
Fan Li+9 more
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Imaging features of rare mesenychmal liver tumours: beyond haemangiomas. [PDF]
Tumours arising from mesenchymal tissue components such as vascular, fibrous and adipose tissue can manifest in the liver. Although histopathology is often necessary for definitive diagnosis, many of these lesions exhibit characteristic imaging features.
Ahmed, Kareem+7 more
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