title: Subglottic stenosis in an HIV positive patient: an exceptional form of clinical presentation in Kaposi's sarcoma.
abstract: The case of a 29-year-old HIV positive male patient suffering from a Kaposi's sarcoma exclusively located in the proximal third of the trachea and subglottic region is presented. The patient was found to have included an obstruction of the upper airway. A characteristic endoscopic appearance led to the final diagnosis. A combined treatment with Nd-YAG laser endoscopic resection and laringotracheal irradiation was performed. Pathological examination confirmed Kaposi's sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Infectious Diseases and Pneumology, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belda
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Canalís
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gimferrer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Xaubet
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Baldó
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guelar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*