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Kaposi's sarcoma may be classified according to the clinical setting into five subtypess: classic Kaposi's sarcoma, African cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma, African lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma, immunosuppression-associated Kaposi's sarcoma, and AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.<ref name="wiki">Kaposi's sarcoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi's_sarcoma Accessed on January, 17 2015</ref> | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
* 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> | * 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> |
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Overview
Kaposi's sarcoma may be classified according to the clinical setting into five subtypess: classic Kaposi's sarcoma, African cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma, African lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma, immunosuppression-associated Kaposi's sarcoma, and AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.[1]
Classification
- Based on the clinical setting, presentation, epidemiology, and prognosis Kaposi's sarcoma may be classified into five different subtypes which include:[1]
- Classic Kaposi's sarcoma
- African cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma
- African lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma
- Immunosuppression-associated Kaposi's sarcoma
- AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma
- African cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma and African lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma could be collectively classified under endemic Kaposi's sarcomas.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaposi's sarcoma. Wikipedia (2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaposi's_sarcoma Accessed on January, 17 2015