Title: Kaposi sarcoma: What to do with a negative human herpesvirus 8 immunohistochemical stain?
Abstract: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an intermediate vascular sarcoma that can cause significant morbidity and mortality in patients if left untreated. It is associated with human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. Definitive diagnosis is supported by classic histopathology including slit-like vascular spaces, spindle cells, lymphocyte infiltration, and extravasated red blood cells on H&E stain and positive immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for HHV-8. We present a challenge we encountered in detecting HHV-8 by IHC in a mucosal lesion demonstrating classic histopathology for KS.
Publication Year: 2021
Publication Date: 2021-12-09
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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