Osseous Kaposi sarcoma in an HIV-positive patient.
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.
Thanos
Loukas
L
Radiology Department, Korgialeneio-Benakeio, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, 1 Athanasaki Street, 11526 Athens, Greece. loutharad@yahoo.com
Mylona
Sofia
S
Kalioras
Vasilios
V
Pomoni
Maria
M
Batakis
Nikolaos
N
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