Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as linitis plastica.
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.
Hadjiyane
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Department of Gastroenterology, Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow, New York.
Lee
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Stein
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Jayagopal
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Shih
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Pellecchia
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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*