Protein-losing enteropathy in a patient with generalized Kaposi's sarcoma.
A Kaposi's sarcoma case with involvement of the gastrointestinal tract resulting in an unusual clinical syndrome characterized by diarrhea and protein-losing enteropathy is described. A careful examination of the literature reveals only one account of this rare pathologic condition.
D000328:Adult; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000473:pathology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*