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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of cancer that can form masses on the skin, in lymph nodes, in the mouth, or in other organs. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] The skin lesions are usually painless, purple and may be flat or raised.
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Skin sarcomas are tumors on the surface of or inside the dermal layers (skin). They are small in size compared to other sarcomas which can arise inside muscles, abdominal cavity, retroperineal sites, etc. [1] [2] [3] These sarcomas are rare, but potentially fatal. [4] Some types of sarcoma that can manifest on the skin include: Angiosarcoma
Kaposi sarcoma often occurs in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Kaposi sarcoma, however, has different characteristics from typical soft-tissue sarcomas and is treated differently. [8] In a very small fraction of cases, sarcoma may be related to a rare inherited genetic alteration of the TP53 gene and is known as Li-Fraumeni ...
Moritz Kaposi (Hungarian: Kaposi Mór, pronounced [ˈkɒpoʃi ˈmoːr]; 23 October 1837 – 6 March 1902) was a physician and dermatologist from the Austro-Hungarian Empire who discovered the skin tumor that received his name (Kaposi's sarcoma).
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) [2] is a rare locally aggressive malignant cutaneous soft-tissue sarcoma. DFSP develops in the connective tissue cells in the middle layer of the skin (dermis). [3] Estimates of the overall occurrence of DFSP in the United States are 0.8 to 4.5 cases per million persons per year.
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