classic Kaposi sarcoma
MONDO:0022772Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names classic Kaposi sarcoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0022772), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: classic Kaposi sarcoma
- Also called
- classic Kaposi's sarcomaKaposi sarcoma classical typeKaposi sarcoma, classicKaposi's sarcoma, classical type