Frequency and anatomic distribution of lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: an autopsy series. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1985. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Frequency and anatomic distribution of lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: an autopsy series.

Hum Pathol. 1985 May;16(5):447-56. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85181180
Moskowitz LB; Hensley GT; Gould EW; Weiss SD

Abstract: Histologic material from 52 autopsies of persons who had died of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reviewed. The study group included 23 Haitians, 19 homosexual men, five intravenous drug abusers, two hemophiliacs (type A), and three persons at unknown risk. Nineteen of the patients (36.5 per cent) had typical Kaposi's sarcoma alone, but 49 (94.2 per cent) had the inflammatory variant of Kaposi's sarcoma as well as typical Kaposi's sarcoma. Inflammatory Kaposi's sarcoma was found in all risk groups studied. In all cases of typical Kaposi's sarcoma, histomorphologic transitions of inflammatory Kaposi's sarcoma to typical Kaposi's sarcoma were observed. Lymph nodes and spleen were the organs most commonly involved by both typical and inflammatory Kaposi's sarcoma. The findings indicate that Kaposi's sarcoma is more common and has a wider morphologic spectrum in AIDS than is generally appreciated.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Autopsy Case Report Female Human Lymph Nodes/PATHOLOGY Lymphatic Diseases/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Male Middle Age Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Skin/PATHOLOGY Spleen/PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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