title: Cavernous hemangioma-like Kaposi sarcoma: a unique histopathologic variant.
abstract: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angiolymphatic neoplasm with multifactorial etiology. Clinically, KS has been divided into 4 distinct types and 3 well-defined histologic stages. Rare reports in the literature have characterized additional unique histopathologic variants. The authors report a case of KS, confirmed with human herpesvirus type 8 and D2-40 staining, which resembled a cavernous hemangioma on histopathology.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Internal Medicine, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH; †Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX; and Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarbox
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Burkemper
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor