Histopathologic spectrum of oral Kaposi's sarcoma. 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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Histopathologic spectrum of oral Kaposi's sarcoma.

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1984 Sep;58(3):306-14. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/85013683
Green TL; Beckstead JH; Lozada-Nur F; Silverman S Jr; Hansen LS

Abstract: There has been a striking increase in the incidence of oral Kaposi's sarcoma in association with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Oral lesions are seen in approximately 50% of AIDS patients with Kaposi's sarcoma. Lesions may appear as a flat or raised pigmented area, often resembling a benign vascular lesion, and are commonly found on the palate. Useful histopathologic criteria for the recognition and diagnosis of oral Kaposi's sarcoma include (1) atypical vascular channels (especially in early lesions), (2) a prominent spindle cell component in later lesions, (3) extravasated red blood cells, (4) hemosiderin, (5) the presence of eosinophilic bodies, (6) chronic inflammatory cells in early lesions, and (7) mitotic figures in tumor-stage lesions.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS/PATHOLOGY Adult Comparative Study Human Male Middle Age Mouth Neoplasms/ETIOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/ETIOLOGY/*PATHOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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