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Effective outpatient treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma of the urethral meatus using the neodymium:YAG laser
Author(s) -
Wishnow Kenneth I.,
Johnson Douglas E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1900080415
Subject(s) - medicine , neodymium , photoablation , surgery , glans , penis , meatus , sarcoma , laser , dermatology , optics , pathology , excimer laser , physics
An unusual presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)—a case of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the glans penis and fossa navicularis—was treated palliatively with neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser photoablation. A single outpatient treatment removed the two lesions and restored the patient's ability to void normally. The Nd:YAG laser proved extremely useful, providing effective outpatient therapy with minimal morbidity and excellent local results.