Collision of vascular malignancies: Kaposi sarcoma and spindle-cell angiosarcoma in a HIV-negative patient
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62838/amsm-2026-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2668-7763 (formerly 2247-6113) | Journal ISSN: 2668-7755
Language: English
Page range: 258 - 262
Submitted on: Mar 30, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 9, 2026
Published online: Sep 30, 2026
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