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.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
P H
PH
Krauth
J F
JF
Katz
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