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Kaposi sarcoma on foot

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Kaposi sarcoma on foot

Overview

Kaposi sarcoma is a malignant tumor of the connective tissue.

Review Date 12/4/2022

Updated by: Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.