Primary cardiac Kaposi's sarcoma.
We report the clinical, laboratory, and necropsy findings in a 14-year-old boy with a primary Kaposi's sarcoma of the heart. Primary cardiac Kaposi's sarcoma and angiosarcoma are compared, and the pathogenesis of Kaposi's sarcoma is discussed. Relevant literature is briefly reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*