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ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2018

A Series of Patients with Kaposi Sarcoma (Mediterranean/Classical Type): Case Presentations and Short Update on Pathogenesis and Treatment.

Ivanka Temelkova, Michael Tronnier, Ivan Terziev, Uwe Wollina, Ilia Lozev, Mohamad Goldust, Georgi Tchernev

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Article in Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ivanka TemelkovaMedical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev Nr 79, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Michael TronnierHelios Klinikum GMBH-Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology Senator-Braun-Allee 33 Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany.
Ivan TerzievUniversitetska Mnogoprofilno Bolnitsa za Aktivno Lechenie "Tsaritsa Yoanna"-Common and Clinical Pathology, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Uwe WollinaStädtisches Klinikum Dresden-Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Friedrichstrasse 41, Dresden, Germany.
Ilia LozevMedical Institute of the Ministry of Interior-Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mohamad GoldustDepartment of Dermatology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Georgi TchernevMedical Institute of Ministry of Interior (MVR), Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev Nr 79, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKaposi's sarcoma was first described in 1872 by Moritz Kaposi. To date, it is considered a malignant disease is originating from the endothelial cells of the lymphatic vessels believed to be infected with HHV-8. The current classification defines four major epidemiological forms of Kaposi's sarcoma: classical, endemic, AIDS-associated, and iatrogenic. CASE REPORT: A 90-year-old male is presented with multiple plaques- and tumour-shaped brown-violet formations located on an erythematous-livid base in the area of both feet and both shanks. Two samples were taken from the lesions on the skin of the shanks, with histopathological examination and the subsequent immunohistochemistry showing Kaposi's sarcoma.

conclusionsKaposi sarcoma is a disease that causes difficulties both in diagnostic and therapeutic respect. The only sure way to determine the correct diagnosis is immunohistochemical staining with the anti-HHV8 antibody. Despite the wide range of systematic and local treatment options, there is still no unified algorithm and a unified strategy for the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma.

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KaposiMorbus MaliPseudo-KaposiRadiation therapyStewart Treves syndromeTreatment choice

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PMID30337990
PMCPMC6182508
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