Open AccessGastrointestinal Kaposi′s sarcoma presenting as ileocolic intussusception
Author(s) -
Amara Nidimusili,
Naseem Eisa,
Khaldoon Shaheen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.122313
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , context (archaeology) , asymptomatic , pathology , gastrointestinal tract , sarcoma , intussusception (medical disorder) , lymph node , abdominal pain , gastroenterology , radiology , paleontology , biology
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common neoplasm in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement with KS commonly occurs in association with cutaneous lesions or lymph node involvement, with GI tract involvement alone occurring in only 3.5% of cases. There are several case reports described in the literature about asymptomatic intestinal KS with skin manifestations. Although GI KS is usually asymptomatic, hemorrhages from the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, and large bowel have been reported in this disease.