title: Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as linitis plastica.
abstract: A 31-yr-old woman presenting with abdominal complaints and fever was found to have linitis plastica on upper gastrointestinal series. Endoscopic studies confirmed these findings; however, pathology revealed the diagnosis to be Kaposi's sarcoma. We believe this to be the first case report of linitis plastica presenting as Kaposi's sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hadjiyane
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayagopal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellecchia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008039:Linitis Plastica / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*