title: Kaposi's sarcoma of the tonsil.
abstract: Two cases of Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as tonsilar masses in HIV-positive patients are described. At the time of examination neither patient had other manifestations of AIDS. Both patients also had concomitant cervical lymphadenopathy at the time of presentation, but the tonsillar masses were the dominant clinical findings. Biopsy of both tonsils revealed typical features of Kaposi's sarcoma. Both patients subsequently defaulted treatment and have been lost to follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Natal School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa. chettyr@med.und.ac.za
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chetty
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Batitang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*