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Computed tomography showing multiple pulmonary nodules (a) and retroperitoneal lymph nodes (b).
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A computed tomography performed preoperatively allowed to fortuitous detection of several pulmonary nodules and multiple intraperitoneal lymph nodes (Figure 1).
Microscopic findings of small bowel specimen showing atypical spindle cells with extravasated erythrocytes and capillaries (HES x100).
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Histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of kaposi's sarcoma of small bowel with lymph nodes extension (Figure 2); tumoral cells showed strong positivity in the nuclei for HHV-8, CD34 and CD31 (Figure 3).
Immunohistochemical analysis showing the positivity for CD31 and CD34 (a) and the strong immunoreactivity for HHV-8 in the nuclei (b).
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Histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of kaposi's sarcoma of small bowel with lymph nodes extension (Figure 2); tumoral cells showed strong positivity in the nuclei for HHV-8, CD34 and CD31 (Figure 3).