title: Osseous Kaposi sarcoma in an HIV-positive patient.
abstract: A case of osseous Kaposi sarcoma in a 35-year-old man is described. The patient (HIV-positive for 8 years) suffered from cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma and presented with right-sided chest pain. He underwent a chest CT scan that revealed three osteolytic lesions involving rib and vertebra with large soft tissue masses, without cutaneous lesions at these sites. CT-guided core needle biopsy led to a histological diagnosis of Kaposi sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Korgialeneio-Benakeio, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, 1 Athanasaki Street, 11526 Athens, Greece. loutharad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Loukas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thanos
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mylona
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalioras
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pomoni
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Batakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed