Ka·po·si's sarcoma

(kə-pō′sēz, kăp′ə-)

n. Abbr. KS

A cancer characterized by numerous bluish-red nodules on the skin, usually on the lower extremities, that is endemic to equatorial Africa and often occurs in a particularly virulent form in people with AIDS.

[After Moritz Kaposi (1837-1902), Austrian dermatologist.]

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Kaposi's sarcoma

(kæˈpəʊsɪz)

(Pathology) a form of skin cancer found in Africans and more recently in victims of AIDS

[C20: named after Moritz Kohn Kaposi (1837–1902), Austrian dermatologist who first described the sores that characterize the disease]

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Ka′po•si's sarco′ma

(ˈkɑ pə siz, ˈkæp ə-)
n.

a cancer of connective tissue characterized by painless purplish red blotches appearing on the skin.

[after Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi, or Moriz Kohn (1837–1902), who described it in 1872]

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Noun

Kaposi's sarcoma - a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS; "until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or Italian or black men"

sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

Translations

Kaposi’s sarcoma

n (Med) → Kaposisarkom nt

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A Kaposi's sarcoma is a rare type of cancer caused by a virus called the human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8), also known as the Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV).

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- The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to Pomalyst (pomalidomide) for the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus -positive Kaposi sarcoma who have previously received systemic chemotherapy, as well as patients with HIV-negative Kaposi's sarcoma, US-based Celgene Corp.

Celgene Corp. Announces Pomalyst Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA for HIV-Positive and Negative Kaposi Sarcoma

Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to POMALYST for the treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus-positive Kaposi sarcoma who have previously received systemic chemotherapy, as well as patients with HIV-negative Kaposi's sarcoma. Kaposi sarcoma is a multicentric tumor caused by Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, also called human herpesvirus-8.

Celgene's POMALYST granted breakthrough therapy designation from FDA

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) was defined by Moritz Kaposi in 1872 (1).

Tonsillar Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric angioproliferative malignancy of endothelial cell origin associated with human herpesvirus 8 infection.

Establishing a multidisciplinary AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma clinic: Patient characteristics, management and outcomes

Results of chemotherapy in 30 AIDS patients with symptomatic pulmonary Kaposi's sarcoma. Thorax 1994;49:958-60.

A young male patient presented with dyspnea, hemoptysis, and bilateral pulmonary nodular infiltrations: What is your diagnosis?

Gastrointestinal Kaposi's sarcoma: Case report and review of the literature.

Kaposi sarcoma: an unusual cause of intussusception in an adult patient

AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in Northeastern Nigeria.

Trends and Histopathological Patterns of Kaposi Sarcoma at The University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria

"We're now seeing a lot of HIV-infected patients presenting once again with skin symptoms," including new-onset psoriasis, poorly controlled seborrheic dermatitis, and even Kaposi's sarcoma, she said in a video interview at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

VIDEO: Kaposi's sarcoma cases on the upswing

(1-3) Clinically as well as pathologically, it mimics Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and other mesenchymal tumours.

Tubercular Mycobacterial Spindle Cell Pseudotumour: A Case Report

A recent Cochrane review found a lack of information on the effective treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in children with chemotherapy and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

Kaposi's sarcoma: Good outcome with doxorubicin, bleomycin and vincristine sulphate (ABV) chemotherapy and highly active antiretroviral therapy