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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Kaposi_sarcoma_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Kaposi sarcoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Micro = vascular lesion (abundant [[RBC]]s), +/-"promontory sign", +/-spindle cells with minimal nuclear atypia, [[RBC extravasation]], +/-intracytoplasmic [[hyaline globules]], +/-hemosiderin deposits, +/-plasma cells | |||
| Subtypes = classic, endemic, immunosuppression-associated ''or'' transplant-associated, AIDS-associated | |||
| LMDDx = [[angiosarcoma]], [[Masson's hemangioma]] (''intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia''), benign lymphangioendothelioma | |||
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| IHC = HHV-8 +ve, CD31 +ve ,CD34 +ve | |||
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| Site = [[skin]], others | |||
| Assdx = +/-[[HIV]] infection ''or'' immunoincompentence | |||
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| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Prognosis = dependent on subtype | |||
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'''Kaposi sarcoma''', abbreviated '''KS''', is an uncommon [[vascular tumour]] that is often associated with [[HIV]]/AIDS. | '''Kaposi sarcoma''', abbreviated '''KS''', is an uncommon [[vascular tumour]] that is often associated with [[HIV]]/AIDS. | ||