Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Ankara Patoloji Bülteni Archive

1999, Vol 16, Num, 1     (Pages: 036-037)

Lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma

Ediz Tutar1, Arzu Sungur1

1Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı


SUMMARY

Lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma A 55 year old man admitted to our hospital because of macular lesions involving both of his feet and inguinal lympadenopathy. Biopsies from the skin lesions and lymph node dissection revealed Kaposi's sarcoma. His diagnostic work-up showed that he was HIV negative and no evidence of either types immunodefficiency was detected. Presentation of lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma in an immunocompetent host is presented and differential diagnosis is discussed in this case report.

Keywords : Kaposi's sarcoma, Lymph node