title: Oral Kaposi's sarcoma.
abstract: A new case of primary oral Kaposi's sarcoma associated with immunosuppressive therapy is presented. The literature related to oral Kaposi's sarcoma is reviewed, and the pathogenesis of this condition is briefly discussed. There is a possiblity that  early lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma may be misadiagnosed clinically and histopathologically as simple pyogenic granulomas.
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011174:Portugal / Q000208:ethnology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery