title: Retiform hemangioendothelioma: another tumor associated with human herpesvirus type 8?
abstract: Retiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare low-grade angiosarcoma of the skin. It shares some clinical characteristics with Kaposi's sarcoma, a tumor with known human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) association. We report a case of retiform hemangioendothelioma in which we detected HHV-8 DNA sequences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Hannover Medical University, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schommer
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Herbst
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Brodersen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kiehl
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Katenkamp
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000209:etiology / Q000821:virology*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000235:genetics* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral