Purple, stiff lesions resembling varicose veins on lower limb: certainly consider Kaposi sarcoma
| Autor: | Bilgehan Savas Oz, Faruk Cingoz, Ali Fuat Çiçek, Gokhan Arslan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry Cutaneous lesion varicose vein Case Report Anatomy medicine.disease Palpation Lower limb Kaposi’s sarcoma Varicose veins Medicine cutaneous lesion Surgery Sarcoma medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Kaposi's sarcoma Tissue biopsy |
| Zdroj: | Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska = Polish Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery |
| ISSN: | 1897-4252 1731-5530 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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