Kaposi's sarcoma. Then and now. Nodular lesion of palate as the only manifestation of the disease in a 70 year old heterosexual woman.
Kaposi's sarcoma is a transmissible disease, possibly associated with a virus, characterized by multiple pigmented lesions. Its epidemiology has dramatically changed in the last 4-5 years and has been the focus of considerable attention and controversy.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*