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Kaposi Sarcoma

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Kaposi sarcoma is a vascular tumor of intermediate biological aggressiveness. It is also known as idiopathic multiple pigmented sarcoma of the skin, angiosarcoma multiplex, and granuloma multiplex hemorrhagicum.

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  1. Department of Surgery Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Simone Mocellin

  2. Melanoma and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Unit, Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV-IRCCS) of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Simone Mocellin

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Mocellin, S. (2021). Kaposi Sarcoma. In: Soft Tissue Tumors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58710-9_142

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