Kaposi's sarcoma
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Kaposi's sarcoma
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First described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872.
noun Kaposi's sarcomas · Kaposi's sarcomata
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A tumour caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8).
Similar: KS
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