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Kaposi sarcoma associated with lipoedema
Author(s) -
Ekmekci TR,
Ayabakan O,
Sakiz D,
Koslu A
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01098.x
Subject(s) - medicine , subcutaneous fat , sarcoma , kaposi's sarcoma , dermatology , pathology , adipose tissue , human herpesvirus
Lipoedema is a form of lipodistrophy, which consists of abnormal accumulation of fat in subcutaneous tissue of the lower limbs. It does not cause any disease and it has not been reported association with malignity. We describe a 63‐year‐old woman occuring of Kaposi sarcoma on the lipoedema base.