Clinical and Endoscopic Features of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma: A Single-Center Portuguese Experience over the Last Decade

Clinical and Endoscopic Features of Gastrointestinal Kaposi Sarcoma: A Single-Center Portuguese Experience over the Last Decade

Background: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angioproliferative tumor caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement by KS is a rare endoscopic finding, scarcely characterized in the literature. Objective: To characterize clinical and endoscopic features of patients with GI KS. Me...

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Main Authors: Joana Carmo, Susana Chaves Marques, Miguel Bispo, Daniel Pinto, Cristina Chagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2017-04-01
Series:GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal tract
Endoscopy
Kaposi sarcoma
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/461592

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