Osseous Kaposi sarcoma in an HIV-positive patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of osseous Kaposi sarcoma in a 35-year-old man is described. The patient (HIV-positive for 8 years) suffered from cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma and presented with right-sided chest pain. He underwent a chest CT scan that revealed three osteolytic lesions involving rib and vertebra with large soft tissue masses, without cutaneous lesions at these sites. CT-guided core needle biopsy led to a histological diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Neoplasms
- HIV Seropositivity
- Sarcoma, Kaposi
Anatomy
- sacrum-coccyx