Kaposi's sarcoma after liver transplantation
- Di Benedetto, Fabrizio
- Di Sandro, Stefano
- De Ruvo, Nicola
- Berretta, Massimiliano
- Masetti, Michele
- Montalti, Roberto
- Ballarin, Roberto
- Cocchi, Stefania
- Potenza, Leonardo
- Luppi, Mario
- Gerunda, Giorgio E
Publication date
January 2008
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLCAbstract
Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) is a malignant neoplasm arising from endothelial cells. HHV8-infection represents a key pathogenic determinant for the development of KS. There are no standard criteria to treat KS in immunosuppressed-individuals. Six cases (2.1%) of KS occurred in our Center among 285-recipients who underwent liver transplantation (LT) between October 2000 and November 2006
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