Pre-Kaposi's sarcoma: An expansion of the spectrum of Kaposi's sarcoma lesions

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 480-482

  Simonart, Thierry ^a   De Dobbeleer, Gilbert ^a   Peny, Marie Odile ^a   Fayt, Isabelle ^a   Parent, Dominique ^a   Van Vooren, Jean Paul ^a   Noel, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus 8; Kaposi's sarcoma; Oedema; Proliferation; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CARCINOGENESIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; PRECANCER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032877972     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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