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(A) purple ulcerated nodular plaque 2cmx2cm in diameter, together with another non-ulcerated nodule 1cmx1 cm in diameter on his left side of the hard palate. A small patch of violet plaque was visible behind the ulcerated plaque. (B) After five cycles of doxorubicin treatment, oral lesions had regressed considerably.
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A small patch of violet plaque was visible behind the ulcerated plaque (Figure 1A). After five cycles of doxorubicin, his oral, skin, and esophagus lesions had regressed considerably (Figure 1B).
(A) Violaceous ulcerative plaques on esophagus and (B) violaceous plaques on gastric fundus under upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
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Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed multiple violaceous plaques on the esophagus and gastric fundus (Figure 2).
Histological examination revealed proliferating spindle cells with atypia, irregular vascular slits filled with blood cells which accorded with Kaposi sarcoma (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification, x400).
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Histopathology revealed proliferating spindle cells with atypia, and irregular vascular slits filled with blood cells (Figure 3).