Histopathology Skin--Kaposi sarcoma

[amir705]

Why is it called a sarcoma although the endothelium is an epithelial cell type?

[WashingtonDeceit]

@amir705 Endothelium is mesodermally derived

[jacko39]

Are these lesions treatable? And if so, how?

[doctorcane]

Only chemotherpeutically. Its not like a skin cancer that is exciseable. Kaposi's is very aggressive, therefore, there will be many lesions on the patient, not one or two.

[anielak]

it is not treatable.

it retreates from some areas but appears on another. It's a form of skin cancer, to be more specific, it is a disease of blood cell.

[Alize101586]

You can really tell it's malignancy by looking at the cells. They're all mishapen and piled up on top of each other. It looks like they don't even have a membrane!