Exclusive penile Kaposi's sarcoma: report of an HIV-negative man successfully treated with radiotherapy.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare neoplasm of endovascular cells with multifocal origin. The exact nature of the disease is not clear, but current data support the notion that KS is a vascular hyperplasia with a tight link to human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection. Classic KS occurs primarily on the lower extremities in elderly men living in the Mediterranean region. Penile involvement has rarely been reported in non-human immune deficiency virus (HIV) patients. Herein we present a 71-year-old HIV-negative man with isolated KS on the penis who was treated successfully with radiotherapy. A review of the literature is also presented.
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Department of Dermatology, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. ozargari@yahoo.com
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy