Stomach: Kaposi's sarcoma

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Stomach: Kaposi's sarcoma. Wellcome Collection. CC0 1.0 Universal. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) This is a formalin-fixed specimen of stomach from an HIV-positive adult with KS. Note the large dark nodules of KS replacing the entire mucosa. Complications of KS in the GI tract are rare and include pain, ulceration, obstruction, haemorrhage and diarrhoea.

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