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Origin of Kaposi's Sarcoma from the Reticulo-endothelial System

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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, the disease occurs in small areas of Africa, and may be linked with oncogenic viruses.

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  1. Wessex Neurological Centre, General Hospital, Southampton

    A. D. DAYAN

  2. Institute of Neurology, London

    P. D. LEWIS

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DAYAN, A., LEWIS, P. Origin of Kaposi's Sarcoma from the Reticulo-endothelial System. Nature 213, 889–890 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/213889a0

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