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Case Reports
. 1992 Dec 31;78(6):407-8.
doi: 10.1177/030089169207800614.

Kaposi's sarcoma on a lymphedematous arm following radical mastectomy

O Merimsky  1 , S Chaitchik
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Kaposi's sarcoma on a lymphedematous arm following radical mastectomy

O Merimsky et al. Tumori. .

Abstract

Chronic lymphedema predisposes for local immune incompetence, manifested by development of Stuart-Treves syndrome, Kaposi's sarcoma and fibroma-like lesions. A 91-year-old female with multiple cancers developed classic Kaposi's sarcoma on a chronically lymphedematous arm 26 years after radical mastectomy and irradiation of the involved axilla. The Kaposi lesion partially responded to electron beam irradiation.

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