Classic Kaposi Sarcoma

Preferred Label : Classic Kaposi Sarcoma;

NCIt synonyms : Kaposi's Sarcoma, Classical Type; Kaposi Sarcoma, Classic; Kaposi Sarcoma Classical Type; Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma; Classic Kaposi s Sarcoma;

NCIt definition : A vascular sarcoma that commonly occurs in the lower extremities. It occurs predominantly in elderly male patients of southern European ancestry. It is characterized by the presence of purple, red-blue, or dark brown macular lesions, plaques and nodules. This disease is usually slow growing, although it can spread to the lungs and the gastrointestinal tract. If necessary, cutaneous lesions can be treated with radiation.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C9112;

UMLS CUI

C0279084;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Classic Kaposi sarcoma [ICD-11 More detail]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Kaposi's sarcoma classical [MedDRA LLT]
- Kaposi's sarcoma classical type [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- classic Kaposi sarcoma [Disease (Nov.)]
Disease excludes normal cell origin
- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- Globular Hyaline Body [NCIt concept]
- Hemosiderin Deposition [NCIt concept]
- Red Blood Cells Extravasation [NCIt concept]
- Skin Nodule [NCIt concept]
- Skin Patch [NCIt concept]
- Skin Plaque [NCIt concept]
- Slit-Like Vascular Channel Formation [NCIt concept]
Excludes anatomical site(s)
- Bone [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Cardiovascular System [NCIt concept]
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Integumentary System [NCIt concept]
- Skin [NCIt concept]
- Vascular System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Classical type haemorrhagic sarcoma [MedDRA LLT]
- Classical type hemorrhagic sarcoma [MedDRA LLT]
- Kaposi's sarcoma classical [MedDRA LLT]
- Kaposi's sarcoma classical type [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- classic Kaposi sarcoma [Disease (Nov.)]
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- CTRP Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Favorable Clinical Outcome [NCIt concept]
- Indolent Clinical Course [NCIt concept]
- Intermediate Filaments Present [NCIt concept]
- Intracytoplasmic Eosinophilic Inclusion [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- HHV8 Infection [NCIt concept]
- Infectious Disorder [NCIt concept]
- Viral Infection [NCIt concept]
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- Cutaneous Involvement [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
- Vascular Channel Formation [NCIt concept]
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- Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Blood Vessel Endothelium [NCIt concept]
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Vascular Endothelium [NCIt concept]
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- Blood Vessel [NCIt concept]
- Dermis [NCIt concept]
- Skin [NCIt concept]
- Vascular System [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Oval Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Spindle Endothelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
- Lymphedema [NCIt concept]

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