Diagnostic value of endothelial markers and HHV-8 staining in gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma and its difference in endoscopic tumor staging

Figure 2 Gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma and mimicking lesions on endoscopy. A: Kaposi sarcoma, dark reddish patch (arrows) in the esophagus; B: Kaposi sarcoma, multiple patch appearance in the stomach; C: Kaposi sarcoma, small (< 10 mm) and polypoid appearance in the stomach; D: Kaposi sarcoma, submucosal tumor (SMT) appearance with large size (≥ 10 mm) in the sigmoid colon; E: Kaposi sarcoma, submucosal tumor (SMT) appearance with ulceration in the ileo-cecal valve with indigo-carmine dye; F: Hyperplastic polyps mimicking Kaposi sarcoma with small size (< 10 mm) in the stomach.