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Kaposi's sarcoma associated with chronic myeloid leukemia and imatinib mesylate therapy.

Matteo D'AddonaLuca PezzulloValentina GiudiceBianca SerioCarlo BaldiPio ZeppaCarmine Selleri
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Kaposi's sarcoma is associated with immunosuppression and human herpesvirus 8 infection, while rarely described in myeloid malignancies. Here, we illustrate a rare case of chronic myeloid leukemia treated with imatinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, who developed a human herpesvirus 8-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
Keyphrases
  • chronic myeloid leukemia
  • endothelial cells
  • rare case
  • induced pluripotent stem cells
  • pluripotent stem cells
  • bone marrow
  • dendritic cells