title: Effective outpatient treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma of the urethral meatus using the neodymium:YAG laser.
abstract: An unusual presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)--a case of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the glans penis and fossa navicularis--was treated palliatively with neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser photoablation. A single outpatient treatment removed the two lesions and restored the patient's ability to void normally. The Nd:YAG laser proved extremely useful, providing effective outpatient therapy with minimal morbidity and excellent local results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Wishnow
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*