作者: Nagwa M. Elwan
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-05072-5_5
关键词: Aids pandemic 、 Dermatology 、 Epidemiology 、 Sarcoma 、 Heterogeneous group 、 Medicine 、 Transplant recipient
摘要: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a spindle-cell tumor derived from endothelial cells, first described by Hungarian dermatologist, Mortiz [22]. KS very heterogeneous group of neoplasms that usually divided with regard to its clinical and epidemiologic characteristics into four types [37]. Its classic or Mediterranean form tends be benign. In transplant recipients it may less so. As part the AIDS pandemic, life-threatening [35].