Kaposi’s sarcoma remains one of the most common cancers in people living with HIV. Kaposi’s sarcoma usually appears as lesions on the skin or on mucosal surfaces (like inside the mouth or genitals).

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm mediated by the human herpesvirus-8. Only 1 clinical subtype, the endemic/African subtype, commonly affects the pediatric population.

The histological appearance of Kaposi's sarcoma tissue stained by silver impregnation suggests that the sarcoma originates from the reticulo-endothelial tissue. Like Burkitt's lymphoma ...