Kaposi’s sarcoma of the head and neck: A review
Velia Ramírez-Amador, Gabriela Anaya-Saavedra, Guillermo Martínez-Mata
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2010 Mar 1
Oral Oncol
Kaposi’s sarcoma of the head and neck: A review
Oral Oncol. 2010 Mar;46(3):135-145, Velia Ramírez-Amador, Gabriela Anaya-Saavedra, Guillermo Martínez-Mata
Abstract
Abstract
Important advances in Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) knowledge have been achieved, but KS is still a dilemma. It is an angioproliferative disorder classified as an intermediate neoplasm due to the absence of conventional clinical features of malignancy, but at the moment, it remains unclear if KS could be considered a reactive proliferation of endothelial cells and spindle cells, a true malignancy or both. In this review, the authors address the main epidemiological, clinical, and biological features, of...