title: Radiation therapy for classic Kaposi's sarcoma presenting only on the glans penis.
abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma is an endothelial neoplasm with a variety of clinical presentations that rarely involve only the glans penis. Although it is recognized as a radiosensitive lesion, most of the reported cases of penile Kaposi's sarcoma have been treated surgically. We describe 2 otherwise healthy men with this unusual presentation of Kaposi's sarcoma who were treated with radiation therapy. These cases and a review of the literature demonstrate the role of radiation therapy in the conservative management of classic Kaposi's sarcoma involving the penis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Lands
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ange
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hartman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy