title: Kaposi's sarcoma: a clinico-pathologic overview.
abstract: A careful overview of the classical appearances of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) as well as of its variants were reviewed from the clinical and pathological point of view. The growth phases (stages) and the cellular patterns were histopathologically compared with emphasis on the developmental progression of disease as well as mitotic activity. Other morphological aspects were also assessed such as the features of the early phases and the incidence of hyaline bodies. One hundred and forty-three lesions from 96 patients mostly of the Italian sporadic type were investigated. A complete list of those entities which should be considered in differential diagnosis is shown and the dilemma of whether KS is a neoplasia or a hyperplasia is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Anatomic Pathology Department, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cure a Carattere Scientifico (I.R.C.C.S.), S. Giovanni Rotondo Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bisceglia
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bosman
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Carlesimo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Innocenzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quirke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*