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AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma: principal pathogenic mechanisms.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 1 Sept 1999
Silvestris N
Abstract excerpt
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common malignancy that affects patients with HIV infection. Considerable progress has recently been achieved in understanding the pathogenesis of this vascular malignancy. A novel herpesvirus has been detected in KS lesions of all types, in skin-lesions of post-transplant immunosuppressed individuals and in various lymphoproliferative disorders. Apart from this, the increased...
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