Kaposi sarcoma:
Chapter: 10
A malignant tumor derived from endothelial cells. A sporadic form exists,; but now it is more likely to be the epidemic form in association with AIDS. Clinically, painful purple to brown skin lesions are present. Histologically, a mixture of capillaries and spindle cells is present with inflammatory changes and hemosiderin. It may be widely disseminated at the time of death; but is not usually the cause of death.