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AI InsightWe present a case presenting with abundant bleeding in the oral cavity, and polypoid mass at the basis of tongue, which was finally diagnosed as Kaposi Sarcoma.
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Abstract
Kaposi Sarcoma is a slowly progressing rare malign lesion, commonly presenting with proliferation of vascular endothelium and connective tissues in immune-compromised patients. Although the most common presentation is lesions of the skin, Kaposi Sarcoma may occur in atypical locations. We present a case presenting with abundant bleeding in the oral cavity, and polypoid mass at the basis of tongue, which was finally diagnosed as Kaposi Sarcoma.
Özet
Kaposi Sarkomu, sıklıkla immün yetmezlikli hastalarda, vasküler endotelin ve bağ dokusunun proliferasyonu şeklinde gözüken, yavaş seyirli nadir bir malignitedir. En sık görünümü cilt lezyonları olsa da, atipik lokasyonlarda gö- rülebilmektedir. Abondan ağızdan kanama, dil kökünde polipoid kitle ile başvuran ve tetkikler sonucunda Kaposi Sarkomu tanısı alan bir olguyu sunduk.