Kaposi's sarcoma involving the thyroid in a patient with AIDS.
A 30-year-old man with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and Kaposi's sarcoma had a palpable thyroid mass and cervical lymphadenopathy. Nuclear medicine and ultrasound scans revealed multiple thyroid nodules. Results of biopsy showed Kaposi's sarcoma metastatic to the thyroid.
Krauth
P H
PH
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
Katz
J F
JF
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes