Kaposi's sarcoma of the colon in a young HIV-negative man with chronic ulcerative colitis. Report of a case.
In the United States, visceral Kaposi's sarcoma most commonly occurs in association with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The authors report a unique case of primary colonic Kaposi's sarcoma in a young heterosexual HIV-negative man with chronic ulcerative colitis.
Thompson
G B
GB
Department of Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota.
Pemberton
J H
JH
Morris
S
S
Bustamante
M A
MA
Delong
B
B
Carpenter
H A
HA
Wright
A J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology