title: Subcutaneous Kaposi's sarcoma. Thallium scan demonstration.
abstract: A case of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma involving subcutaneous tissues beyond the visible skin lesions is reported. In this case, the tumor was thallium avid. Thallium scintigraphy was able to demonstrate the true extent of the tumor and may be used to document the presence and extent of cutaneous and extracutaneous AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Boston City Hospital, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panageas
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: O'Keane
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Liebman
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes