title: Thoracic Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS: CT findings.
abstract: Cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related Kaposi sarcoma (KS) were reviewed to characterize the spectrum of thoracic findings seen with chest CT. Of 15 patients with AIDs-related KS involving the chest, 13 (87%) demonstrated pulmonary parenchymal disease characterized by multiple, bilateral flame-shaped or nodular lesions with ill-defined margins distributed along bronchovascular bundles. Pleural disease was noted in 10 (67%) patients, characterized by 9 cases of pleural effusions and 1 case of pleural implants. Chest wall disease involving the sternum, ribs, thoracic spine, and/or subcutaneous tissue was noted in eight (53%) patients. Although pleural and parenchymal lung disease are recognized manifestations of thoracic KS, there is also a high incidence of extrapulmonary chest disease evident on CT in patients with AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kuhlman
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed