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A Case of Classical Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Penis Showing a Good Response to High‐Energy Pulsed Carbon Dioxide Laser Therapy
Author(s) -
Chun YoonSun,
Chang SungNam,
Park Wook Hwa
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03464.x
Subject(s) - carbon dioxide laser , penis , glans penis , sarcoma , kaposi's sarcoma , medicine , dermatology , laser , surgery , pathology , optics , laser surgery , physics , human herpesvirus
Isolated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) of the glans penis is rare; only 37 cases are reported in the literature. Treatment of KS consists mostly of old modalities, some old methods in updated improved versions, and some new and experimental therapies. We report a case of isolated classical Kaposi's sarcoma involving multiple sites of the penis in a 54‐year‐old man who was treated with high‐energy pulsed carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) laser therapy, resulting in complete resolution of the lesions and no evidence of recurrence.