KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 188 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 35-year-old female patient has HIV at the AIDS stage. On the skin of the lower extremities and palatine mucosa there appeared rusty red spots, bright red nodules of various sizes. One of the nodules was taken for histological study. It revealed a lot of randomly distributed thin-walled vessels lined with endothelium, the bundles of spindle cells containing hemosiderin. What kind of tumor developed in the patient?
- A. Burkitt’s lymphoma
- B. Hemangioma
- C. Kaposi’s sarcoma
- D. Lymphangioma
- E. Fibrosarcoma
Hint
Link the AIDS background, the reddish skin and palatal lesions, and the histology of slit-like vessels with spindle cells and hemosiderin.
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