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Indolent lymphadenopathic Kaposi's sarcoma
Author(s) -
Schwartz Robert A.,
Brenden Lloyd D.,
Breeden James H.,
Lambert W. Clark
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930340406
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , sarcoma , lymph node , neoplasm , disease , pathology , kaposi's sarcoma , dermatology , human herpesvirus
Kaposi's sarcoma is usually an indolent skin neoplasm. Diffuse lymph node and visceral involvement have been described in young African patients and in patients who are immunosuppressed; in such patients the disease is usually rapidly progressive. We describe the case of a 64‐year‐old man of Italian ancestry with diffuse lymph node involvement by Kaposi's sarcoma in the absence of any skin lesions. The patient had no evidence of immunosuppression. The course has been indolent, with no disease progression over 2 years of follow‐up on no therapy.