An infectious granuloma or a reticuloendothelial hyperplasia that may be neoplastic in nature. Clinically, multiple reddish or brownish‐red nodules can involve the skin, oral mucosa, visceral organs, and lymph nodes.
A cancer of the blood and/or lymphatic vessel walls. It usually appears as blue-violet to brownish skin blotches or papules. A common result of AIDS.
Malignant neoplasm that starts as soft purplish or brownish spots on ^e feet and then spreads from the skin to the lymph nodes and internal organs. Until the early 1980s it occurred almost exclusively among older Jewish, Italian, and black men, but after that time it increased in incidence and is now one of the common manifestations of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
A type of cancer in earlier times seen primarily in older men. Today it most often develops in a somewhat different form in male AIDS patients, with lesions on the skin or in various internal organs such as the gastrointestinal tract or the lungs.
A cancerous tumor primarily of the skin that may also involve intestines, lymph glands, lungs, heart, spleen, and adrenal glands. In the United States, Kaposi sarcoma occurs almost exclusively in people with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), although it also occurs in older Haitian and Jewish men, younger patients in Africa, and individuals who have had kidney or heart transplants. The tumors chiefly arise in the skin, where they appear as irregular, slightly raised spots, ranging in color from purple to brown. Kaposi sarcoma can also appear in mucous membranes, the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, heart, lymph nodes, spleen, and adrenal glands.
Once a very rare disease in Western countries, although more common in Africa, this is now a feature of AIDS. Malignant skin tumours develop, originating from the blood vessels. The tumours form purple lumps which generally start on the feet and ankles, then spread up the legs and develop on the arm and hands. In AIDS the sarcoma appears in the respiratory tract and gut, and may cause serious bleeding. Radiotherapy normally cures mild cases of Kaposi’s sarcoma, but severely affected patients will need anti-cancer drugs to check the tumours’ growth.
A rare form of skin cancer that occurs in people with AIDS.
A malignant growth originating from blood vessels within the skin, or less frequently, within internal organs. Almost exclusively associated with individuals diagnosed with AIDS, Kaposi’s sarcoma commonly manifests as multiple tumors presenting as elevated pinkish-purple skin areas. These tumors have a tendency to rapidly spread across the body, often initiating on the feet and ankles, progressing to the legs, and eventually appearing on the hands and arms. Internal tumors affecting systems such as the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts can lead to significant bleeding.
Radiotherapy can be employed to address skin tumors. If the skin is extensively impacted or for internal tumors, anticancer medications might be utilized. Antiretroviral drugs are frequently effective in managing cancerous growths, often leading to their reduction in size.