Visceral Kaposi's sarcoma without mucocutaneous involvement in a heart transplant recipient.
Kaposi's sarcoma has been occasionally reported in heart transplant recipients, but its occurrence without mucocutaneous involvement is extremely rare. In these uncommon cases, the tumor can be indistinguishable from opportunistic infections, making diagnosis difficult. The case of a patient in whom visceral Kaposi's sarcoma was diagnosed by necropsy 6 months after heart transplantation is reported.
López-Rubio
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Heart Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, University of Córdoba, Spain.
Anguita
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Arizón
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López-Beltrán
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Mesa
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López-Granados
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Vallés
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Concha
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014781:Viscera