Kaposi's sarcoma of the oral cavity: case reports.
Classic Kaposi's sarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of endothelial cell origin. Oral manifestation of Kaposi's sarcoma is even more uncommon. The purpose of this article is to describe two cases of classic Kaposi's sarcoma and to discuss the current knowledge regarding its pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and therapy.
Markopoulos
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Department of Oral Medicine/Pathology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Dentistry, Greece.
Papanayotou
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Trigonidis
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*