KAPOSI'S SARCOMA LESION

Date

1981

Description

This highly magnified micrograph depicts the usual histopathologic changes found in a Kaposi's sarcoma lesion. This skin biopsy of a Kaposi's sarcoma lesion reveals the usual dermal infiltrate of spindle-shaped cells that represents young fibroblasts. In more recent years, the vast majority of cases of Kaposi's sarcoma are found in patients with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).

Source

Public Health Image Library