SavedAdd your journal

Journals / Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology / 2019 / Cilt: 57 - Sayı: 1

Tonsillar Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report

EROL KELEŞ
Cihan TÜRKER
GÖKHAN ARTAŞ
TURGUT KARLIDAĞ
Pages
46–49
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

In thiscase report, we report a 72-year-old HIV (-) womanwho presented to our clinic with a complaint of fastswelling in the right palatine tonsil and was histopathologically diagnosed as tonsillar KS.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare malignancy associated with AIDS and usually affects skin.
📊
Key Findings & Data:The mostcommon causative agent is the Human Herpes VirusType 8 (HHV-8).
💡
Conclusion & Impact:In thiscase report, we report a 72-year-old HIV (-) womanwho presented to our clinic with a complaint of fastswelling in the right palatine tonsil and was histopathologically diagnosed as tonsillar KS.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Özet

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare malignancy associated with AIDS and usually affects skin. The mostcommon causative agent is the Human Herpes VirusType 8 (HHV-8). In the literature, there are few casereports about KS with no association to AIDS. In thiscase report, we report a 72-year-old HIV (-) womanwho presented to our clinic with a complaint of fastswelling in the right palatine tonsil and was histopathologically diagnosed as tonsillar KS.

🔖

Cite This Article

KELEŞ, E., TÜRKER, C., ARTAŞ, G., KARLIDAĞ, T. (2019). Tonsillar Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report. Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology, Cilt: 57 - Sayı: 1, 46–49. https://ajindex.com/articles/350724

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (3)

  1. Reis-Filho JS, Souto-Moura C, Lopes JM. Classic Kaposi’s sarcoma of the tongue: case report with emphasis on the differential diagnosis. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2002; 60: 951-4. [CrossRef ] 2. Fatahzadeh M, Schwartz RA. Oral Kaposi’s sarcoma: A review and update. Int J Dermatol 2013; 52: 666-72. [CrossRef ] Sikora AG, Shnayder Y, Yee H, DeLacure MD. Oropharyngeal Kaposi sarcoma in related persons negative for human immunodeficiency virus. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2008; 117: 172-6. [CrossRef] 4. Patrikidou A, Vahtsevanos K, Charalambidou M, Valeri RM, Xirou P, Antoniades K. Non-AIDS Kaposi’s sarcoma in the head and neck area. Head Neck 2009; 31: 260-8. [CrossRef ] La Ferla L, Pinzone MR, Nunnari G, Martellotta F, LIeshi A, Tirelli U, et al. Kaposi’s sarcoma in HIV-positive patients: The state of art in the HAART-era: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2013; 17: 2354-65.
  2. Ozbudak IH, Guney K, Mutlu D, Gelen T, Ozbilim G. Bilateral tonsillar and esophageal kaposi sarcoma in an HIV- negative patient: Ear Nose Throat J 2011; 90: E23-6. [CrossRef ] Cesarman E, Chang Y, Moore PS, Said JW, Knowles DM. Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus-like DNA sequences in AIDS-related body-cavity-based lymphomas. N Engl J Med 1995; 332: 1186-91. [CrossRef ] Kelly DA, Tuddenham EL. Hemostatic problems in liver disease. Gut 1986; 27: 339-49. [CrossRef ] Saul SH, Kapadia SB. Primary lymphoma ofWaldeyer’s ring. Clinico-pathologic study of 68 cases.Cancer 1985; 56: 157-66.
  3. Webster GF, Cockerell CJ, Friedman-Kien AE. The clinical spectrum of bacillary angiomatosis. Br J Dermatol 1992; 126: 535-41. [CrossRef] Fatahzadeh M. Kaposi sarcoma rewiew and medical management update. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012; 113: 2-16. [CrossRef ] Sgadari C, Toschi E, Palladino C, Barillari G, Carlei D, Cereseto A, et al. Mechanism of paclitaxel activity in Kaposi’s sarcoma. J Immunol 2000; 165: 509-17. [CrossRef ]