Penile Kaposi's sarcoma preceded by chronic penile lymphoedema.
Kaposi's sarcoma localized to the penis with striking lymphoedema is extraordinary. We report a middle-aged Haitian man who was human herpesvirus-8 seropositive, without evidence of immunosuppression or human immunodeficiency virus infection. He was first seen with Kaposi's sarcoma of 6 months duration localized to his penis, preceded by a 3-year history of chronic penile lymphoedema. His tumour regressed completely after radiotherapy. We propose that chronic lymphoedema in this patient predisposed to the development of Kaposi's sarcoma.
Schwartz
R A
RA
Department of Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103-2714, USA.
Cohen
J B
JB
Watson
R A
RA
Gascón
P
P
Ahkami
R N
RN
Ruszczak
Z
Z
Halpern
J
J
Lambert
W C
WC
D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy