title: Purple, stiff lesions resembling varicose veins on lower limb: certainly consider Kaposi sarcoma.
abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) typically presents multiple cutaneous lesions of the lower extremities. Lesions can rarely mimic varicose veins without venous insufficiency, vascular or stasis ulcers. As the initial diagnosis of KS is generally determined clinically, a high index of suspicion and palpation of lesions are necessary for all patients with atypical presentations of varicose-like lesions of lower extremities. Tissue biopsy with histological analysis is essential for all uncertain lesions. This is a case of KS occurring in a 79-year-old man who presented with indurated vascular plaques resembling varicose veins on the right foot.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cingoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Fuat
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Cicek
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bilgehan Savas
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Oz
keywords: Kaposi’s sarcoma; cutaneous lesion; varicose vein