title: Primary Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Penis in an HIV-Negative Patient.
abstract: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a multifocal hemorrhagic sarcoma that occurs primarily on the extremities. KS limited to the penis is rare and a well-recognized manifestation of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). However, KS confined to the penis is extraordinary in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients. We present the case of a 68-year-old man with a dark reddish ulcerated nodule on the penile skin, which was reported as a nodular stage of KS. We detected no evidence of immunosuppression or AIDS or systemic involvements in further evaluations. In his past medical history, the patient had undergone three transurethral resections of bladder tumors due to urothelial cell carcinoma since 2000 and total gastrectomy, splenectomy, and adjuvant fluorouracil/cisplatin chemotherapy for 7 months due to advanced gastric carcinoma in 2005. The patient was circumcised and has had no recurrence for 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Seoul Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joon Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kyoung Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: In Ho
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yi Hsueh
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: Jun Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yoon Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeong Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee