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Protein-losing enteropathy in a patient with generalized Kaposi's sarcoma

Vittorio Perrone, M. Pergola, Giuseppe Abate, Lina Silvestro, Domenico Ronga, G Bruni, Modesto DʼAprile, Arturo Di Blasi

Cancer · 1981 · 18 citations · 8 references

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Unusual Clinical SyndromeSurgical PathologyHistopathologyGastroenterologyPathologySarcoma CaseGastrointestinal PathologyRare Pathologic ConditionGeneralized KaposiMedicineConnective Tissue Disease

Abstract

A Kaposi's sarcoma case with involvement of the gastrointestinal tract resulting in an unusual clinical syndrome characterized by diarrhea and protein-losing enteropathy is described. A careful examination of the literature reveals only one account of this rare pathologic condition.

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