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Kaposi sarcoma-eyelid
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 December 2004
Last staff update: 29 December 2020
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PubMed Search: Kaposi sarcoma of eyelid
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Definition / general | Case reports | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Differential diagnosisCite this page: Pernick N. Kaposi sarcoma-eyelid. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeeyelidkaposisarcoma.html. Accessed September 21st, 2023.
Definition / general
- Develops in eyelid or conjunctiva of AIDS patients
- Appears purple in eyelid due to deep location in dermis, but red in conjunctiva since superficial
Case reports
- 96 year old woman with eyelid lesion (Case #368)
Gross description
- Thickening of conjunctiva
Microscopic (histologic) images
Case #368
CD34
CD31
HHV8
Ki67
Images hosted on other servers:
Kaposi's sarcoma
Differential diagnosis
- Hemorrhage
