Catalog
Kaposi sarcoma, primary site
Link to WHO Definition
Kaposi sarcoma, primary site – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2131977134
A malignant neoplasm characterised by a vascular proliferation which usually contains blunt endothelial cells. Erythrocyte extravasation and hemosiderin deposition are frequently present. The most frequent site of involvement is the skin; however it may also occur internally. It generally develops in people with compromised immune systems including those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Parents
Children
- Kaposi sarcoma of palate
- Transplant related Kaposi sarcoma
- Classic Kaposi sarcoma
- 2B57.0 Kaposi sarcoma of lung
- Kaposi sarcoma of lymph nodes
- Kaposi sarcoma of other specified sites
- Kaposi sarcoma of soft tissue
- 2B57.1 Kaposi sarcoma of skin
- Kaposi sarcoma of multiple organs
- Endemic Kaposi sarcoma
- 2B57.2 Kaposi sarcoma of gastrointestinal sites