Kaposi's sarcoma differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions

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* [[Anorexia]]
* [[Anorexia]]
* [[Weight loss]]
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* Lobular vascular proliferations of [[Blood vessel|vessels]] lined by plump [[Endothelium|endothelial cells]]
* Lobular vascular proliferations of [[Blood vessel|vessels]] lined by plump [[Endothelium|endothelial cells]]
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*[[Mental disorder|Psychiatric disorders]]  
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*[[Personality|Personality changes]]
*[[Personality|Personality changes]]
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* [[Idiopathic]]
* [[Idiopathic]]
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* [[Headache]]
* [[Headache]]
* [[Neurologic diseases|Neurologic deficits]]
* [[Neurologic diseases|Neurologic deficits]]
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* [[Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia]]
* [[Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Acroangiodermatitis]]<ref name="pmid17868541">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lugović L, Pusić J, Situm M, Buljan M, Bulat V, Sebetić K, Soldo-Belić A |title=Acroangiodermatitis (pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma): three case reports |journal=Acta Dermatovenerol Croat |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=152–7 |date=2007 |pmid=17868541 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Acroangiodermatitis]]<ref name="pmid17868541">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lugović L, Pusić J, Situm M, Buljan M, Bulat V, Sebetić K, Soldo-Belić A |title=Acroangiodermatitis (pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma): three case reports |journal=Acta Dermatovenerol Croat |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=152–7 |date=2007 |pmid=17868541 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Idiopathic]]
* [[Idiopathic]]
* Hyperplasia of pre-existing vasculature
* Hyperplasia of pre-existing vasculature
* [[Hypertension|HTN]]
* [[Hypertension|HTN]]
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* Paralysed legs
* Paralysed legs
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* [[Hyperkeratosis]]
* [[Hyperkeratosis]]
* Parakeratosis
* Parakeratosis
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* Mild spongiosis
* Mild spongiosis
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* [[Amputation]]  
* [[Amputation]]  
* [[Hemodialysis|Haemodialysis]] patients with [[Arteriovenous fistula|arteriovenous shunts]]
* [[Hemodialysis|Haemodialysis]] patients with [[Arteriovenous fistula|arteriovenous shunts]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | [[Angiosarcoma]] <ref name="pmid2734404">{{cite journal |vauthors=Barttelbort SW, Stahl R, Ariyan S |title=Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the face and scalp |journal=Plast. Reconstr. Surg. |volume=84 |issue=1 |pages=55–9 |date=July 1989 |pmid=2734404 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | [[Angiosarcoma]] <ref name="pmid2734404">{{cite journal |vauthors=Barttelbort SW, Stahl R, Ariyan S |title=Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the face and scalp |journal=Plast. Reconstr. Surg. |volume=84 |issue=1 |pages=55–9 |date=July 1989 |pmid=2734404 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Idiopathic]]
* [[Idiopathic]]
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* Intercellular and intracellular lumina with or without [[Red blood cell|red cells]]
* Intercellular and intracellular lumina with or without [[Red blood cell|red cells]]
* Intermediate filaments and pinocytotic vesicles in [[cytoplasm]]
* Intermediate filaments and pinocytotic vesicles in [[cytoplasm]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Masson's [[hemangioma]] <ref name="pmid22993679">{{cite journal |vauthors=Park KK, Won YS, Yang JY, Choi CS, Han KY |title=Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia (Masson tumor) of the Skull : Case Report and Literature Review |journal=J Korean Neurosurg Soc |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=52–4 |date=July 2012 |pmid=22993679 |pmc=3440504 |doi=10.3340/jkns.2012.52.1.52 |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Masson's [[hemangioma]] <ref name="pmid22993679">{{cite journal |vauthors=Park KK, Won YS, Yang JY, Choi CS, Han KY |title=Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia (Masson tumor) of the Skull : Case Report and Literature Review |journal=J Korean Neurosurg Soc |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=52–4 |date=July 2012 |pmid=22993679 |pmc=3440504 |doi=10.3340/jkns.2012.52.1.52 |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Idiopathic]]
* [[Idiopathic]]
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" |Rare
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* Normal
* Normal
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* Papillary fronds lined by proliferating [[endothelium]]
* Papillary fronds lined by proliferating [[endothelium]]
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* [[Hemangioma]]
* [[Hemangioma]]
* [[Pyogenic granuloma|Pyogenic granulomas]]
* [[Pyogenic granuloma|Pyogenic granulomas]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Seborrheic keratosis]] <ref name="pmid18845088">{{cite journal |vauthors=Noiles K, Vender R |title=Are all seborrheic keratoses benign? Review of the typical lesion and its variants |journal=J Cutan Med Surg |volume=12 |issue=5 |pages=203–10 |date=2008 |pmid=18845088 |doi=10.2310/7750.2008.07096 |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Seborrheic keratosis]] <ref name="pmid18845088">{{cite journal |vauthors=Noiles K, Vender R |title=Are all seborrheic keratoses benign? Review of the typical lesion and its variants |journal=J Cutan Med Surg |volume=12 |issue=5 |pages=203–10 |date=2008 |pmid=18845088 |doi=10.2310/7750.2008.07096 |url=}}</ref>
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* Clonal expansion of a mutated epidermal [[keratinocyte]]
* Clonal expansion of a mutated epidermal [[keratinocyte]]
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* Usually [[asymptomatic]]
* Usually [[asymptomatic]]
* Being stuck on the skin surface
* Being stuck on the skin surface
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* Papillomatous epithelial proliferation containing horn [[Cyst|cysts]]
* Papillomatous epithelial proliferation containing horn [[Cyst|cysts]]
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* [[Dermatosis papulosa nigra]]
* [[Dermatosis papulosa nigra]]
* Stucco keratosis
* Stucco keratosis
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] ([[SLE]]) <ref name="pmid22888407">{{cite journal |vauthors=Uva L, Miguel D, Pinheiro C, Freitas JP, Marques Gomes M, Filipe P |title=Cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus |journal=Autoimmune Dis |volume=2012 |issue= |pages=834291 |date=2012 |pmid=22888407 |pmc=3410306 |doi=10.1155/2012/834291 |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] ([[SLE]]) <ref name="pmid22888407">{{cite journal |vauthors=Uva L, Miguel D, Pinheiro C, Freitas JP, Marques Gomes M, Filipe P |title=Cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus |journal=Autoimmune Dis |volume=2012 |issue= |pages=834291 |date=2012 |pmid=22888407 |pmc=3410306 |doi=10.1155/2012/834291 |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Idiopathic]]
* [[Idiopathic]]
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" | More common in female, typically in the 20 to 30 years
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* [[Erythema]] on the [[Mouth|nasolabial folds]]
* [[Erythema]] on the [[Mouth|nasolabial folds]]
* [[Macule|Macular]] or diffusely erythematous in sun-exposed areas
* [[Macule|Macular]] or diffusely erythematous in sun-exposed areas
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* [[Weight loss]]
* [[Weight loss]]
* [[Headache]]
* [[Headache]]
* [[Arthralgia]]
* [[Arthralgia]]
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* [[Hyperkeratosis]], epidermal [[atrophy]], vacuolar interface [[dermatitis]]
* [[Hyperkeratosis]], epidermal [[atrophy]], vacuolar interface [[dermatitis]]
* Thickening of the [[basement membrane]]
* Thickening of the [[basement membrane]]
* Superficial, [[Perivascular cell|perivascular]], and perifollicular [[Monocyte|mononuclear cell]] inflammatory infiltrate
* Superficial, [[Perivascular cell|perivascular]], and perifollicular [[Monocyte|mononuclear cell]] inflammatory infiltrate
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* [[Raynaud's phenomenon|Raynaud phenomenon]]
* [[Raynaud's phenomenon|Raynaud phenomenon]]
* [[Neuropsychiatry|Neuropsychiatric]] symptoms
* [[Neuropsychiatry|Neuropsychiatric]] symptoms
* [[Pleural effusion]]
* [[Pleural effusion]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Pyogenic]] granuloma <ref name="pmid22434943">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kamal R, Dahiya P, Puri A |title=Oral pyogenic granuloma: Various concepts of etiopathogenesis |journal=J Oral Maxillofac Pathol |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=79–82 |date=January 2012 |pmid=22434943 |pmc=3303528 |doi=10.4103/0973-029X.92978 |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Pyogenic]] granuloma <ref name="pmid22434943">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kamal R, Dahiya P, Puri A |title=Oral pyogenic granuloma: Various concepts of etiopathogenesis |journal=J Oral Maxillofac Pathol |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=79–82 |date=January 2012 |pmid=22434943 |pmc=3303528 |doi=10.4103/0973-029X.92978 |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Physical trauma|Trauma]]
* [[Physical trauma|Trauma]]
* Hormonal influences  
* Hormonal influences  
* [[Virus|Viruses]]
* [[Virus|Viruses]]
* Cytogenetic clonal deletion abnormalities
* Cytogenetic clonal deletion abnormalities
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* Painless red lesion
* Painless red lesion
* Lobular [[capillary hemangioma]]
* Lobular [[capillary hemangioma]]
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* Neutrophilic infiltration
* Neutrophilic infiltration
* [[Bleeding|Hemorrhage]]
* [[Bleeding|Hemorrhage]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Benign lymphangioendothelioma <ref name="pmid10935645">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guillou L, Fletcher CD |title=Benign lymphangioendothelioma (acquired progressive lymphangioma): a lesion not to be confused with well-differentiated angiosarcoma and patch stage Kaposi's sarcoma: clinicopathologic analysis of a series |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=24 |issue=8 |pages=1047–57 |date=August 2000 |pmid=10935645 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Benign lymphangioendothelioma <ref name="pmid10935645">{{cite journal |vauthors=Guillou L, Fletcher CD |title=Benign lymphangioendothelioma (acquired progressive lymphangioma): a lesion not to be confused with well-differentiated angiosarcoma and patch stage Kaposi's sarcoma: clinicopathologic analysis of a series |journal=Am. J. Surg. Pathol. |volume=24 |issue=8 |pages=1047–57 |date=August 2000 |pmid=10935645 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Idiopathic]]
* [[Idiopathic]]
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| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" | Any ages, median age is 50 years  
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" align="center" | Any ages, median age is 50 years  
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* single, slowly expanding patch, [[plaque]], or [[Nodule (medicine)|nodule]]
* single, slowly expanding patch, [[plaque]], or [[Nodule (medicine)|nodule]]
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* Thin-walled endothelial-lined spaces that are interspersed between strands of [[collagen]]
* Thin-walled endothelial-lined spaces that are interspersed between strands of [[collagen]]
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Cavernous [[hemangioma]] <ref name="pmid229814">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldberg RE, Pheasant TR, Shields JA |title=Cavernous hemangioma of the retina. A four-generation pedigree with neurocutaneous manifestations and an example of bilateral retinal involvement |journal=Arch. Ophthalmol. |volume=97 |issue=12 |pages=2321–4 |date=December 1979 |pmid=229814 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |Cavernous [[hemangioma]] <ref name="pmid229814">{{cite journal |vauthors=Goldberg RE, Pheasant TR, Shields JA |title=Cavernous hemangioma of the retina. A four-generation pedigree with neurocutaneous manifestations and an example of bilateral retinal involvement |journal=Arch. Ophthalmol. |volume=97 |issue=12 |pages=2321–4 |date=December 1979 |pmid=229814 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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* [[Idiopathic]]
* [[Idiopathic]]
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* Painless, slowly progressive protrusion or bulging of their globe
* Painless, slowly progressive protrusion or bulging of their globe
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* Engorged vascular channels, which are tightly knit and separated by [[Fiber|fibrous]] septae
* Engorged vascular channels, which are tightly knit and separated by [[Fiber|fibrous]] septae
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* [[Diplopia]]
* [[Diplopia]]
* Decreased [[color vision]]
* Decreased [[color vision]]
* [[Visual field loss|Visual field deficits]]
* [[Visual field loss|Visual field deficits]]
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Overview

Kaposi's sarcoma must be differentiated from other diseases that cause similar cutaneous, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal involvement, such as bacillary angiomatosis, AIDS-related lymphoma, and seborrheic keratosis.

Differentiating Kaposi's Sarcoma from other Diseases

Diseases Etiology Congenital Acquired Demography Clinical manifestations Lab findings Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Symptoms Signs CBC LFT ESR/CRP Histopathology
Appearance Fever Bleeding BP Hepatosplenomegaly Lymphadenopathy Other WBC Hb Plt
Bacillary angiomatosis [4] + Any age, usually between 20 -50 years Solitary or multiple red, purple, flesh-colored, or colorless papules ± ± Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Clinical manifestation
Arteriovenous malformation [5] + Any age Nl + Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl NA Imaging
Acroangiodermatitis[6] Any age, more in males Purplish-blue to brown papules and plaques Nl
  • Paralysed legs
Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Clinical manifesttations
Angiosarcoma [7] Adults, more in males Enlarging bruise, a blue-black nodule, or an unhealed ulceration Nl Nl Nl Nl Biopsy NA
Diseases Etiology Congenital Acquired Demography Appearance Fever Bleeding BP Hepatosplenomegaly Lymphadenopathy Other WBC Hb Plt LFT ESR/CRP Histopathology Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings
Masson's hemangioma [8] Rare
  • Normal
Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Biopsy
Seborrheic keratosis [9] + Any age Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl
  • Papillomatous epithelial proliferation containing horn cysts
Clinical manifestations
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) [10] More common in female, typically in the 20 to 30 years ± - ± ± Nl Nl Clinical manifestations
Pyogenic granuloma [11]
  • Trauma
  • Hormonal influences
  • Viruses
  • Cytogenetic clonal deletion abnormalities
+ + Any age, usually in 20-30 years + Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Clinical manifestation NA
Benign lymphangioendothelioma [12] + Any ages, median age is 50 years Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl
  • Thin-walled endothelial-lined spaces that are interspersed between strands of collagen
Biopsy NA
Cavernous hemangioma [13] Usually in third to fifth decades of life.
  • Painless, slowly progressive protrusion or bulging of their globe
Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl
  • Engorged vascular channels, which are tightly knit and separated by fibrous septae
Clinical manidestation
Diseases Etiology Congenital Acquired Demography Appearance Fever Bleeding BP Hepatosplenomegaly Lymphadenopathy Other WBC Hb Plt LFT ESR/CRP Histopathology Gold standard diagnosis Associated findings

References

  1. Kaposi's Sarcoma. Radiopaedia (2015) http://radiopaedia.org/articles/kaposi-sarcoma Accessed on January, 19 2016
  2. Libre Pathology. Kaposi's sarcoma (2015) http://librepathology.org/wiki/index.php/File:Kaposi_sarcoma_low_intermed_mag.jpg Accessed on January, 19 2016
  3. Kaposi's Sarcoma. PathologyOutlines (2015) http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skintumornonmelanocytickaposisarcoma.html Accessed on January, 19 2015
  4. Tappero JW, Perkins BA, Wenger JD, Berger TG (July 1995). "Cutaneous manifestations of opportunistic infections in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus". Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 8 (3): 440–50. PMC 174635. PMID 7553576.
  5. Whitehead KJ, Smith MC, Li DY (February 2013). "Arteriovenous malformations and other vascular malformation syndromes". Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 3 (2): a006635. doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a006635. PMC 3552339. PMID 23125071.
  6. Lugović L, Pusić J, Situm M, Buljan M, Bulat V, Sebetić K, Soldo-Belić A (2007). "Acroangiodermatitis (pseudo-Kaposi sarcoma): three case reports". Acta Dermatovenerol Croat. 15 (3): 152–7. PMID 17868541.
  7. Barttelbort SW, Stahl R, Ariyan S (July 1989). "Cutaneous angiosarcoma of the face and scalp". Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 84 (1): 55–9. PMID 2734404.
  8. Park KK, Won YS, Yang JY, Choi CS, Han KY (July 2012). "Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia (Masson tumor) of the Skull : Case Report and Literature Review". J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 52 (1): 52–4. doi:10.3340/jkns.2012.52.1.52. PMC 3440504. PMID 22993679.
  9. Noiles K, Vender R (2008). "Are all seborrheic keratoses benign? Review of the typical lesion and its variants". J Cutan Med Surg. 12 (5): 203–10. doi:10.2310/7750.2008.07096. PMID 18845088.
  10. Uva L, Miguel D, Pinheiro C, Freitas JP, Marques Gomes M, Filipe P (2012). "Cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus". Autoimmune Dis. 2012: 834291. doi:10.1155/2012/834291. PMC 3410306. PMID 22888407.
  11. Kamal R, Dahiya P, Puri A (January 2012). "Oral pyogenic granuloma: Various concepts of etiopathogenesis". J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 16 (1): 79–82. doi:10.4103/0973-029X.92978. PMC 3303528. PMID 22434943.
  12. Guillou L, Fletcher CD (August 2000). "Benign lymphangioendothelioma (acquired progressive lymphangioma): a lesion not to be confused with well-differentiated angiosarcoma and patch stage Kaposi's sarcoma: clinicopathologic analysis of a series". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 24 (8): 1047–57. PMID 10935645.
  13. Goldberg RE, Pheasant TR, Shields JA (December 1979). "Cavernous hemangioma of the retina. A four-generation pedigree with neurocutaneous manifestations and an example of bilateral retinal involvement". Arch. Ophthalmol. 97 (12): 2321–4. PMID 229814.

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