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==Overview==
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==Classification==
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* Based on the clinical setting, presentation, epidemiology, and prognosis Kaposi's sarcoma may be classified into five different subtypes which include:<ref name="wiki">Kaposi's sarcoma. Wikipedia (2015)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi's_sarcoma Accessed on January, 17 2015</ref>
'''Macular stage'''
:* Classic Kaposi's sarcoma
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:* African cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma
* Thin vessel wall
:* African lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma
* Angulated vessels throughout dermis
:* Immunosuppression-associated Kaposi's sarcoma
* Plasma cell and hemosiderin infiltrates
:* AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma
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* African cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma and African lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma could be collectively classified under endemic Kaposi's sarcomas.
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'''Patch stage'''
==References==
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* Angulated lumina that dissect dermal collagen
 
* Premonitory sign
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* Spindle cells surround angiomatoid vascular spaces filled with RBC
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'''Tumor stage'''  
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* Solid nodules
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* The presence of spindle cells and red blood cells in a slit-like lumina
 
* Abscence of cellular atypia or mitotic activity
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'''Lymphangioma-like variant'''
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* Thin walled, angulated vessels
* Absence of red blood cells
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Latest revision as of 17:21, 19 January 2016

Clincal Stage Histologic Features

Macular stage

  • Thin vessel wall
  • Angulated vessels throughout dermis
  • Plasma cell and hemosiderin infiltrates

Patch stage

  • Angulated lumina that dissect dermal collagen
  • Premonitory sign
  • Spindle cells surround angiomatoid vascular spaces filled with RBC

Tumor stage

  • Solid nodules
  • The presence of spindle cells and red blood cells in a slit-like lumina
  • Abscence of cellular atypia or mitotic activity

Lymphangioma-like variant

  • Thin walled, angulated vessels
  • Absence of red blood cells