Kaposi's sarcoma
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- noun
- /ˈkæpoʊsiz sɑrˈkoʊmə/
- Specialized
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sarcoma de Kaposi
- Both Kaposi's sarcoma and spindle-cell hemangioendothelioma contain spindle-cell stroma, but only the latter contains dilated blood vessels and epithelioid endothelial cells.
Examples
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An early and accurate diagnosis is particularly important in view of the increase in the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma among the same young adult population that is most often affected by spindle-cell hemangioendothelioma.
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Mr. Rafsky explained, "This stuff on my face is Kaposi's sarcoma, which is an AIDS-related cancer."
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Pathology may include non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, metastasis, and infection.
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Unlike the case with Kaposi's sarcoma, these areas also contain occasional rounded or epithelioid endothelial cells, similar to those seen in epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
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In addition to spindle-cell hemangioendothelioma, other vascular lesions that have a prominent spindle-cell component include Kaposi's sarcoma and angiosarcoma.
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Now, of course, more than two decades later, virtually everyone is well aware that the complex of acquired immunodeficiency, along with opportunistic infections and rare tumors such as Kaposi's sarcoma, together comprise the syndrome known as AIDS.
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The patient was a 29-year-old homosexual man, HIV-seropositive, with a two-year history of cutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma (KS).
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After reviewing the literature, we determined to the best of our knowledge that no other case of this tumor in the oropharynx has been previously reported, although there have been a few isolated reports of spindle-cell angiosarcoma and Kaposi's sarcoma affecting the oropharynx.
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There were people walking on the streets who had obvious signs of wasting syndrome, including the lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma on their faces and arms.
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An early diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma is crucial due to its association with AIDS.
Synonyms
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A type of cancer that starts in bone, muscle, or fat tissue
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A group of harmful cells that grow and spread in the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
Kaposi's + sarcoma
The construction is a possessive eponym ('Kaposi's') plus the noun 'sarcoma', so a learner who knows 'sarcoma' can transparently infer this denotes a type of malignant tumor named after Kaposi. Specific clinical details (purplish lesions, association with AIDS) are not predictable from the parts, but the core meaning 'a kind of cancer/tumor' follows directly from the constituents.
Etymology
Kaposi's sarcoma is named after Dr Moritz Kaposi, who first described the unusual purple skin spots in patients in the 1800s. Because his name was used for that illness, Kaposi's sarcoma today means a rare 'cancer' that makes purplish or brownish skin patches and can spread inside the body.