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Malignant Neoplastic Disorders

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Definition:Kaposi—s Sarcoma (KS) is a proliferative process of vascular cells that are presumed to be endothelial in origin.

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Micali, G., Lacarrubba, F., Cohen, P.J., Schwartz, R.A. (2013). Malignant Neoplastic Disorders. In: Atlas of Male Genital Disorders. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2787-9_8

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