Angiosarcoma arising in a lymphedematous abdominal pannus with histologic features reminiscent of Kaposi's sarcoma: Report of a case and review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 499-503

  Shehan, James M ^a   Ahmed, Iftikhar ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; VIRUS DNA;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; CANCER GRADING; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHEDEMA; MORBID OBESITY; PANNUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SKIN BIOPSY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EDEMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OBESITY, MORBID; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646172144     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02560.x     Document Type: Review

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