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Histochemical and ultrastructural studies in two patients with Kaposi's sarcoma revealed that spindle cells have the pattern of venous capillary endothelium.
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Histochemische und ultrastrukturelle Untersuchungen bei zwei Patienten mit Kaposi-Sarkom ergaben, daß die Spindelzellen die Merkmale von venösen Capillarendothelien aufweisen.
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Dedicated to Professor Dr. Herzberg on his 65th birthday
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Sterry, W., Steigleder, GK. & Bodeux, E. Kaposi's sarcoma: Venous capillary haemangioblastoma. Arch Dermatol Res 266, 253–267 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00418571
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