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Kaposi's Sarcoma
Introduction: Kaposi's Sarcoma
Kaposi's Sarcoma: A soft tissue cancer once very rare, now associated with AIDS. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Kaposi's Sarcoma is available below.
Symptoms of Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Skin spots - round brown, reddish, or purple spots
- Brown spots
- Reddish-purple spots
- Purple spots
- Dark spots - spots appear in dark-skinned people
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Causes of Kaposi's Sarcoma
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Treatments for Kaposi's Sarcoma
- Radiotherapy
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- Immune stimulation
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Definitions of Kaposi's Sarcoma:
A malignant vascular tumor characterized by the abnormal growth of blood vessels, that develop into skin lesions and appears as purple spots or small knots on the skin or mouth. It may also occur internally. It generally develops in those with a weak immune system, including those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). - (Source - Diseases Database)
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" - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Kaposi's Sarcoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Kaposi's Sarcoma, or a subtype of Kaposi's Sarcoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Kaposi's Sarcoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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