Kaposi's sarcoma of the tongue associated with median rhomboid glossitis in a non-AIDS patient. A case report.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) of the tongue is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of KS of the tongue associated with a median rhomboid glossitis. The main clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical features allowed the differential diagnosis.
Rossiello
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Department of Pathologic Anatomy, 2nd University of Naples, Napoli, Italy. raffaele.rossiello@unina2.it
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005928:Glossitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*