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Case Reports
. 2005 May;19(3):352-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2005.01098.x.

Kaposi sarcoma associated with lipoedema

T R Ekmekci  1 , O Ayabakan, D Sakiz, A Koslu
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Case Reports

Kaposi sarcoma associated with lipoedema

T R Ekmekci et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2005 May.

Abstract

Lipoedema is a form of lipodistrophy, which consists of abnormal accumulation of fat in subcutaneous tissue of the lower limbs. It does not cause any disease and it has not been reported association with malignity. We describe a 63-year-old woman occurring of Kaposi sarcoma on the lipoedema base.

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