Kaposi's sarcoma of the dura mater.
A case of Kaposi's sarcoma of the dura mater diagnosed by biopsy at craniotomy for subdural hematoma in an acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patient is presented. This occurrence expands the scope of AIDS surgical neuropathology and alerts pathologists to the possibility of what could eventually be a more frequent encounter.
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Section of Neuropathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*