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==Overview==
Kaposi's sarcoma arises from [[endothelial cell]]s, which are [[epithelial cell]]s that normally lines the [[luminal]] surface of [[blood vessel]]s and [[lymphatic]] vessels. Kaposi's sarcoma is mainly caused by an [[infection]] with [[Human herpes virus 8]] ([[HHV-8]]), which is also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV). The main [[gene]] involved in the [[pathogenesis]] of Kaposi's sarcoma is ORF73 gene, which encodes the viral latency-associated [[nuclear]] [[antigen]] (LANA-1). Kaposi's sarcoma is commonly associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome ([[AIDS]]). On [[Gross pathology|gross pathology,]] reddish, violaceous, or bluish-black [[macule]]s and patches are characteristic findings of Kaposi's sarcoma. On [[microscopic]] [[histopathological]] analysis, the presence of [[spindle cell]]s with minimal [[nuclear]] atypia are characteristic findings of Kaposi's sarcoma.


==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a tumor caused by [[Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus|Human herpesvirus 8]] (HHV8), also known as [[Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus]] (KSHV).  Despite its name, it is generally not considered a true [[sarcoma]], which is a tumor arising from [[mesenchyme|mesenchymal tissue]]. KS actually arises as a cancer of [[lymphatic]] [[endothelium]] and forms vascular channels that fill with blood cells, giving the tumor its characteristic bruise-like appearance. [[Image:Kaposi's sarcoma patho.jpg|thumb|200px|left|[[Micrograph]] of a Kaposi's sarcoma showing the characteristic spindle cells, high [[vascular]]ity and [[intracellular]] [[hyaline]] globs. [[H&E stain]].]]
===Pathogenesis===
* Kaposi's sarcoma arises from [[endothelial cell]]s, which are [[epithelial cell]]s that normally lines the luminal surface of [[blood vessel]]s and [[lymphatic]] [[vessels]].
* Kaposi's sarcoma is mainly caused by an [[infection]] with Human herpes virus 8 ([[HHV-8]]), which is also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV).<ref name="pmid23806158">{{cite journal| author=Ruocco E, Ruocco V, Tornesello ML, Gambardella A, Wolf R, Buonaguro FM| title=Kaposi's sarcoma: etiology and pathogenesis, inducing factors, causal associations, and treatments: facts and controversies. | journal=Clin Dermatol | year= 2013 | volume= 31 | issue= 4 | pages= 413-22 | pmid=23806158 | doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.01.008 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23806158 }} </ref><ref name="patho2">Kaposi's Sarcoma. PathologyOutlines (2015) http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumornonmelanocytickaposisarcoma.html Accessed on January, 19 2015</ref>
* HHV-8 is usually transmitted through both [[saliva]] and [[semen]] via close sexual contact.
* Another minor routes of [[transmission]] for [[HHV-8]] are through [[organ transplantation]] and [[blood transfusion]].
* A state of [[immunosuppression]] facilitates the development of Kaposi's sarcoma among [[patients]] infected with the [[virus]].<ref name="pmid23806158">{{cite journal| author=Ruocco E, Ruocco V, Tornesello ML, Gambardella A, Wolf R, Buonaguro FM| title=Kaposi's sarcoma: etiology and pathogenesis, inducing factors, causal associations, and treatments: facts and controversies. | journal=Clin Dermatol | year= 2013 | volume= 31 | issue= 4 | pages= 413-22 | pmid=23806158 | doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.01.008 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23806158  }} </ref>
* Kaposi's sarcoma is a widely disseminated [[malignancy]] that may involve the [[skin]], [[oral cavity]], [[gastrointestinal tract]], and [[lungs|respiratory airways]].
* Kaposi's sarcoma is characterized by abnormal [[proliferation]] of [[endothelial cells]], [[angiogenesis|neoangiogenesis]], and [[inflammation]].<ref name="pmid23685018">{{cite journal| author=Cancian L, Hansen A, Boshoff C| title=Cellular origin of Kaposi's sarcoma and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-induced cell reprogramming. | journal=Trends Cell Biol | year= 2013 | volume= 23 | issue= 9 | pages= 421-32 | pmid=23685018 | doi=10.1016/j.tcb.2013.04.001 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23685018  }} </ref><ref name="pmid25068226">{{cite journal| author=Zattra E Coati I, Alaibac M, Piaserico S| title=Kaposi's sarcoma and other rare skin cancers in organ transplant patients. | journal=G Ital Dermatol Venereol | year= 2014 | volume= 149 | issue= 4 | pages= 395-400 | pmid=25068226 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25068226  }} </ref>
* [[Cutaneous]] manifestations of Kaposi's sarcoma are due to:
 
:* The high [[vascularity]] of the [[tumor]] that leads to the leakage of [[RBC]] and [[haemosiderin]] into the surrounding tissue
:* The [[inflammatory]] process that surrounds the tumor leads to a mild [[painful]] [[swelling]] of the area
* The [[oncogenesis]] of HHV-8 infection is due to a number of human cellular [[genes]] that have been incorporated through [[molecular]] piracy into the viral [[DNA]] sequence.
* The [[genes]] acquired by [[HHV-8]] will augment the cellular proliferation pathways of infected [[cells]] through various mediators and [[DNA synthesis]] [[protein]]s such as:
 
:*[[Complement]]-binding protein
:* [[IL-6]]
:* [[BCL-2]]
:* [[Cyclin D]]
:* v[[cyclin]] <ref name="pmid19261774">{{cite journal |vauthors=Burbelo PD, Leahy HP, Groot S, Bishop LR, Miley W, Iadarola MJ, Whitby D, Kovacs JA |title=Four-antigen mixture containing v-cyclin for serological screening of human herpesvirus 8 infection |journal=Clin. Vaccine Immunol. |volume=16 |issue=5 |pages=621–7 |date=May 2009 |pmid=19261774 |pmc=2681582 |doi=10.1128/CVI.00474-08 |url=}}</ref>
:* [[VEGF]]
:* [[PDGF]]
:* FGF
:* [[TGF β]]
:* [[Interferon]] regulatory factor
:* Flice inhibitory protein (FLIP)
:* [[Dihydrofolate reductase]]
:* [[Thymidine kinase]]
:* [[Thymidylate synthetase]]
:* [[DNA polymerase]]
* The augmentation of such [[cellular]] [[proliferation]] pathways will protect the [[virus]] from the [[immune system]] and allow a continuous [[viral replication]] during the [[latent period| latency period]].
* During the [[latent period]], [[HHV-8]] will express a [[viral]] latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA-1) that acts as [[transcription|transcriptional modulator]].<ref name="pmid30682185">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Leo A, Deng Z, Vladimirova O, Chen HS, Dheekollu J, Calderon A, Myers KA, Hayden J, Keeney F, Kaufer BB, Yuan Y, Robertson E, Lieberman PM |title=LANA oligomeric architecture is essential for KSHV nuclear body formation and viral genome maintenance during latency |journal=PLoS Pathog. |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=e1007489 |date=January 2019 |pmid=30682185 |doi=10.1371/journal.ppat.1007489 |url=}}</ref>
* The functions of [[HHV-8]] [[viral]] latency-associated [[nuclear]] [[antigen]] (LANA-1) include:
 
:* A tethering [[molecule]] that stabilize the [[viral]] [[DNA]] to the cellular [[chromosome]]
:* An [[inhibitor]] of [[p53]] tumor suppressor protein
:* An [[inhibitor]] of [[retinoblastoma]] (Rb) [[tumor suppressor]] [[protein]]
:* A suppressor of the [[viral]] [[lytic]] phase of [[replication]]
 
==Genetics==
* The main [[gene]] involved in the [[pathogenesis]] of Kaposi's sarcoma is ORF73 [[gene]]<ref name="pmid10191203">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zhu L, Wang R, Sweat A, Goldstein E, Horvat R, Chandran B |title=Comparison of human sera reactivities in immunoblots with recombinant human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 proteins associated with the latent (ORF73) and lytic (ORFs 65, K8.1A, and K8.1B) replicative cycles and in immunofluorescence assays with HHV-8-infected BCBL-1 cells |journal=Virology |volume=256 |issue=2 |pages=381–92 |date=April 1999 |pmid=10191203 |doi=10.1006/viro.1999.9674 |url=}}</ref>, which encodes the [[viral]] latency-associated [[nuclear]] [[antigen]] (LANA-1).<ref name="pmid23685018">{{cite journal| author=Cancian L, Hansen A, Boshoff C| title=Cellular origin of Kaposi's sarcoma and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-induced cell reprogramming. | journal=Trends Cell Biol | year= 2013 | volume= 23 | issue= 9 | pages= 421-32 | pmid=23685018 | doi=10.1016/j.tcb.2013.04.001 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23685018  }}</ref>
* Other [[viral]] latent [[genes]] involved in the induction of [[malignant]] [[cellular]] [[proliferation]] include:
 
:* vCyclin [[gene]]<ref name="pmid19261774" />
:* vFLIP [[gene]]<ref name="pmid16809323">{{cite journal| author=Grossmann C, Podgrabinska S, Skobe M, Ganem D| title=Activation of NF-kappaB by the latent vFLIP gene of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus is required for the spindle shape of virus-infected endothelial cells and contributes to their proinflammatory phenotype. | journal=J Virol | year= 2006 | volume= 80 | issue= 14 | pages= 7179-85 | pmid=16809323 | doi=10.1128/JVI.01603-05 | pmc=PMC1489050 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16809323  }} </ref>
:* ORF K12 [[gene]] (kaposins [[gene]])<ref name="pmid10738139">{{cite journal| author=Muralidhar S, Veytsmann G, Chandran B, Ablashi D, Doniger J, Rosenthal LJ| title=Characterization of the human herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) oncogene, kaposin (ORF K12). | journal=J Clin Virol | year= 2000 | volume= 16 | issue= 3 | pages= 203-13 | pmid=10738139 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=10738139  }} </ref>
:* KSHV miRNAs<ref name="pmid25341664">{{cite journal| author=Plaisance-Bonstaff K, Choi HS, Beals T, Krueger BJ, Boss IW, Gay LA et al.| title=KSHV miRNAs decrease expression of lytic genes in latently infected PEL and endothelial cells by targeting host transcription factors. | journal=Viruses | year= 2014 | volume= 6 | issue= 10 | pages= 4005-23 | pmid=25341664 | doi=10.3390/v6104005 | pmc=PMC4213575 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25341664  }} </ref><ref name="patho">Libre Pathology. Kaposi's sarcoma (2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_low_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref>
 
==Associated Conditions==
* Kaposi's sarcoma is associated with a number of conditions that include:<ref name="pmid23806158">{{cite journal| author=Ruocco E, Ruocco V, Tornesello ML, Gambardella A, Wolf R, Buonaguro FM| title=Kaposi's sarcoma: etiology and pathogenesis, inducing factors, causal associations, and treatments: facts and controversies. | journal=Clin Dermatol | year= 2013 | volume= 31 | issue= 4 | pages= 413-22 | pmid=23806158 | doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.01.008 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23806158  }} </ref>
 
:*[[Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome|Acquired immune deficiency syndrome]] ([[AIDS]])
:*[[Patients]] receiving [[immunosuppression|immunosuppressive therapy]]
 
==Gross Pathology==
* On [[gross pathology]], reddish, violaceous, or bluish-black [[macule]]s and patches are characteristic findings of Kaposi's sarcoma.<ref name="patho">Libre Pathology. Kaposi's sarcoma (2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_low_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref>
* The [[cutaneous]] lesions start to develop distally then progressively spread and coalesce to form [[nodule]]s or [[plaque]]s.
 
==Microscopic Pathology==
* On [[microscopic]] [[histopathological]] analysis the presence of [[spindle cell]]s with minimal [[nuclear]] atypia are characteristic findings of Kaposi's sarcoma.
* Other findings of Kaposi's sarcoma on [[light microscopy]] may include:<ref name="patho">Libre Pathology. Kaposi's sarcoma (2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_low_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref>
:* Excessive [[vascular]] proliferation
:* Abundant [[red blood cell]]s
:* Red blood cell and [[hemosiderin]] extravasation
:* Abundant [[lymphocyte]]s and [[monocyte]]s
:* Premonitory sign (a neovascular lesion wrapped around a pre-existing space)
:* Intracytoplasmic PAS +ve [[hyaline]] globules (pale pink globs that are paler than red blood cells)
* The table below differentiates between the four main [[lesion]] stages of development for Kaposi's sarcoma:<ref name="patho2">Kaposi's Sarcoma. PathologyOutlines (2015) http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumornonmelanocytickaposisarcoma.html Accessed on January, 19 2015</ref>
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'''Macular stage'''
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* Thin [[vessel wall]]
* Angulated [[vessels]] throughout the [[dermis]]
* [[Plasma cell]] and [[hemosiderin]] infiltrates
|-
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'''Patch stage'''
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* Angulated lumina that dissect [[dermal]] [[collagen]]
* Premonitory sign
*[[Spindle cells]] surround [[angioma|angiomatoid]] [[vascular]] spaces filled with [[RBC]]
|-
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'''Tumor stage'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
*[[Solid]] [[nodule]]s
* The presence of [[spindle cells]] and [[red blood cell]]s in a slit-like lumina
* Abscence of [[cellular]] atypia or [[mitotic]] activity
|-
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'''Lymphangioma-like variant'''
| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |
* Thin walled, angulated [[vessel]]s
* Absence of [[red blood cells]]
|}


KS lesions contain tumor [[cell (biology)|cells]] with a characteristic abnormal elongated shape, called ''spindle cells''. The tumor is highly [[Blood vessel|vascular]], containing abnormally dense and irregular blood vessels, which leak red blood cells into the surrounding tissue and give the tumor its dark color. [[Inflammation]] around the tumor may produce swelling and pain.
* On [[immunohistochemistry]] Kaposi's sarcoma is characterized by:<ref name="patho">Libre Pathology. Kaposi's sarcoma (2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_low_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref>
:* Positive [[CD31]]
:* Positive [[CD34]]  
:* Positive [[HHV-8]]  
:* Positive D2-40
:* Positive Ki-67
:* Positive ERG
* Detection of the LANA protein antigen in tumor cells confirms the diagnosis.


Although KS may be suspected from the appearance of lesions and the patient's risk factors, definite diagnosis can be made only by [[biopsy]] and microscopic examination, which will show the presence of spindle cells. Detection of the KSHV protein [[LANA]] in tumor cells confirms the diagnosis.
==Gallery==
===Transmission===
* The following images show the different gross pathological findings and different sites:
In Europe and North America, KSHV is transmitted through saliva.  Thus, kissing is a theoretical risk factor for transmission. Higher rates of transmission among gay and bisexual men have been attributed to "deep kissing" sexual partners with KSHV.<ref>http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/343/19/1369</ref>  Another alternative theory suggests that use of saliva as a sexual lubricant might be a major mode for transmission. Prudent advice is to use commercial lubricants when needed and avoid deep kissing with partners with KSHV infection or whose status is unknown.
<gallery widths="300px">
File:Kaposi’s sarcoma intraoral AIDS 072 lores.jpg| Intraoral lesion depicting Kaposi Sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons <ref>Photo Credit: Sol Silverman, Jr., D.D.S.Content Providers: CDC/ Sol Silverman, Jr., D.D.S., University of California, San Francisco [Public domain], https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Kaposi%E2%80%99s_sarcoma_intraoral_AIDS_072_lores.jpg </ref>
File:Kaposi'sSarcoma.jpg|Violaceous lesions on the nose of Kaposi sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons<ref> Photo courtesy: Michael Sand, Daniel Sand, Christina Thrandorf, Volker Paech, Peter Altmeyer, Falk G Bechara [CC BY 2.5https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)],https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi%27sSarcoma.jpg</ref>
File:Kaposi sarcoma (3944996124).jpg|Pulmonary lesion of Kaposi sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons <ref>Photo courtesy: Yale Rosen from USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)],https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_(3944996124).jpg</ref>
File:Kaposi sarcoma new photo to help in diagnosis.jpg| Lesion in a foot. Source: Wikimedia Commons.<ref> Photo courtesy:Mohammad2018 [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_new_photo_to_help_in_diagnosis.jpg</ref>
File:Kaposi's sarcoma lesion.jpg|Kaposi sarcoma lesion  Source: Wikimedia Commons.<ref> Photo Credit:Content Providers: CDC/ Dr. Steve Kraus [Public domain]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi%27s_sarcoma_lesion.jpg</ref>
File:Kaposis Sarcoma Lesions.jpg|Kaposi sarcoma lesion Source: Wikimedia Commons.<ref> Photo Credit:OpenStax College [CC BY 3.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposis_Sarcoma_Lesions.jpg</ref>
</gallery>


KSHV is transmissible during organ transplantation
* Illustrated below is a series of microscopic images demonstrating Kaposi's sarcoma:
<ref name="bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org">http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/cgi/content/full/90/7/2826</ref> and to a lesser extent through blood transfusion.<ref>http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/355/13/1331</ref> Testing for the virus before these procedures is likely to effectively limit [[iatrogenic]] transmission.
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Image:
Kaposi sarcoma low magnification.jpg|Kaposi sarcoma observed under low magnification<ref name="patho">Libre Pathology. Kaposi's sarcoma (2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_low_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref>
Image:
Kaposi sarcoma high magnification.jpg|Kaposi sarcoma observed under high magnification<ref name="patho">Libre Pathology. Kaposi's sarcoma (2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_low_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January, 19 2016</ref>
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Overview

Kaposi's sarcoma arises from endothelial cells, which are epithelial cells that normally lines the luminal surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. Kaposi's sarcoma is mainly caused by an infection with Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), which is also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV). The main gene involved in the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma is ORF73 gene, which encodes the viral latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA-1). Kaposi's sarcoma is commonly associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). On gross pathology, reddish, violaceous, or bluish-black macules and patches are characteristic findings of Kaposi's sarcoma. On microscopic histopathological analysis, the presence of spindle cells with minimal nuclear atypia are characteristic findings of Kaposi's sarcoma.

Pathophysiology

Pathogenesis

Genetics

Associated Conditions

  • Kaposi's sarcoma is associated with a number of conditions that include:[1]

Gross Pathology

Microscopic Pathology

  • Excessive vascular proliferation
  • Abundant red blood cells
  • Red blood cell and hemosiderin extravasation
  • Abundant lymphocytes and monocytes
  • Premonitory sign (a neovascular lesion wrapped around a pre-existing space)
  • Intracytoplasmic PAS +ve hyaline globules (pale pink globs that are paler than red blood cells)
  • The table below differentiates between the four main lesion stages of development for Kaposi's sarcoma:[2]
Lesion Stage Histologic Features

Macular stage

Patch stage

Tumor stage

Lymphangioma-like variant

  • Positive CD31
  • Positive CD34
  • Positive HHV-8
  • Positive D2-40
  • Positive Ki-67
  • Positive ERG
  • Detection of the LANA protein antigen in tumor cells confirms the diagnosis.

Gallery

  • The following images show the different gross pathological findings and different sites:
  • Intraoral lesion depicting Kaposi Sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons [12]

    Intraoral lesion depicting Kaposi Sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons [12]

  • Violaceous lesions on the nose of Kaposi sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons[13]

    Violaceous lesions on the nose of Kaposi sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons[13]

  • Pulmonary lesion of Kaposi sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons [14]

    Pulmonary lesion of Kaposi sarcoma. Source: Wikimedia Commons [14]

  • Lesion in a foot. Source: Wikimedia Commons.[15]

    Lesion in a foot. Source: Wikimedia Commons.[15]

  • Kaposi sarcoma lesion Source: Wikimedia Commons.[16]

    Kaposi sarcoma lesion Source: Wikimedia Commons.[16]

  • Kaposi sarcoma lesion Source: Wikimedia Commons.[17]

    Kaposi sarcoma lesion Source: Wikimedia Commons.[17]

  • Illustrated below is a series of microscopic images demonstrating Kaposi's sarcoma:
  • Kaposi sarcoma observed under low magnification[11]

    Kaposi sarcoma observed under low magnification[11]

  • Kaposi sarcoma observed under high magnification[11]

    Kaposi sarcoma observed under high magnification[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruocco E, Ruocco V, Tornesello ML, Gambardella A, Wolf R, Buonaguro FM (2013). "Kaposi's sarcoma: etiology and pathogenesis, inducing factors, causal associations, and treatments: facts and controversies". Clin Dermatol. 31 (4): 413–22. doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.01.008. PMID 23806158.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kaposi's Sarcoma. PathologyOutlines (2015) http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumornonmelanocytickaposisarcoma.html Accessed on January, 19 2015
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cancian L, Hansen A, Boshoff C (2013). "Cellular origin of Kaposi's sarcoma and Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-induced cell reprogramming". Trends Cell Biol. 23 (9): 421–32. doi:10.1016/j.tcb.2013.04.001. PMID 23685018.
  4. ↑ Zattra E Coati I, Alaibac M, Piaserico S (2014). "Kaposi's sarcoma and other rare skin cancers in organ transplant patients". G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 149 (4): 395–400. PMID 25068226.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Burbelo PD, Leahy HP, Groot S, Bishop LR, Miley W, Iadarola MJ, Whitby D, Kovacs JA (May 2009). "Four-antigen mixture containing v-cyclin for serological screening of human herpesvirus 8 infection". Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 16 (5): 621–7. doi:10.1128/CVI.00474-08. PMC 2681582. PMID 19261774.
  6. ↑ De Leo A, Deng Z, Vladimirova O, Chen HS, Dheekollu J, Calderon A, Myers KA, Hayden J, Keeney F, Kaufer BB, Yuan Y, Robertson E, Lieberman PM (January 2019). "LANA oligomeric architecture is essential for KSHV nuclear body formation and viral genome maintenance during latency". PLoS Pathog. 15 (1): e1007489. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1007489. PMID 30682185.
  7. ↑ Zhu L, Wang R, Sweat A, Goldstein E, Horvat R, Chandran B (April 1999). "Comparison of human sera reactivities in immunoblots with recombinant human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 proteins associated with the latent (ORF73) and lytic (ORFs 65, K8.1A, and K8.1B) replicative cycles and in immunofluorescence assays with HHV-8-infected BCBL-1 cells". Virology. 256 (2): 381–92. doi:10.1006/viro.1999.9674. PMID 10191203.
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  12. ↑ Photo Credit: Sol Silverman, Jr., D.D.S.Content Providers: CDC/ Sol Silverman, Jr., D.D.S., University of California, San Francisco [Public domain], https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Kaposi%E2%80%99s_sarcoma_intraoral_AIDS_072_lores.jpg
  13. ↑ Photo courtesy: Michael Sand, Daniel Sand, Christina Thrandorf, Volker Paech, Peter Altmeyer, Falk G Bechara [CC BY 2.5https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)],https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi%27sSarcoma.jpg
  14. ↑ Photo courtesy: Yale Rosen from USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)],https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_(3944996124).jpg
  15. ↑ Photo courtesy:Mohammad2018 [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_new_photo_to_help_in_diagnosis.jpg
  16. ↑ Photo Credit:Content Providers: CDC/ Dr. Steve Kraus [Public domain]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposi%27s_sarcoma_lesion.jpg
  17. ↑ Photo Credit:OpenStax College [CC BY 3.0(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kaposis_Sarcoma_Lesions.jpg


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