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. 2015 Jun;27(3):336-7.
doi: 10.5021/ad.2015.27.3.336. Epub 2015 May 29.

Primary Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma Confined to the Vulva in an HIV-Negative Patient

Enzo Errichetti  1 , Giuseppe Stinco  1 , Enrico Pegolo  2 , Pasquale Patrone  1
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Primary Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma Confined to the Vulva in an HIV-Negative Patient

Enzo Errichetti et al. Ann Dermatol. 2015 Jun.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. (A) Several brownish-violaceous angiomatous nodules and slightly raised plaques on both the labia majora and minora, (B) magnified image of the lesions on the right labia majora.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. (A) Dermal proliferation of spindle cells, slit-like vascular spaces, and extravasated red blood cells (H&E, ×200), (B) immunohistochemical positivity for vascular marker CD31 (×100).
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