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Identifying Dysregulated Genes Induced by Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV)
Published on: September 14, 2010
Nodular Kaposi's sarcoma associated with colon cancer
Sebastian Majewski1, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Anna Wydrzynska
1Department of Dermatology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland. smajewski@gmail.com
Abstract:
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multicentric, malignant neoplasm of a complex and still unclear etiology. We present the case of 87-year-old man referred to our dermatology department with the coexistence of two separate malignances: nodular KS and colon cancer. The patient observed the cutaneous nodules 3 months after colon cancer surgery. The question arises of whether the intestinal malignancy-associated weakened immune system exacerbated what was potentially preexisting but unapparent KS, or actually triggered development of KS.
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