title: Solitary laryngeal Kaposi sarcoma in a kidney transplant patient.
abstract: After the first description of Kaposi sarcoma in 1872, many cases of this tumor were reported worldwide. This tumor is multifocal and laryngeal involvement is considered to be as unusual site. Kaposi sarcoma is almost always are associated with classical skin lesion, and only about 5% of non-acquired immune deficiency syndrome Kaposi sarcomas are reported to be located in the larynx, and they are almost always associated with classical skin lesion. [corrected]. We report a kidney transplant recipient diagnosed with solitary laryngeal Kaposi sarcoma 21 months after transplantation, who was treated with combined surgery, chemotherapy, and immunosuppressive modification.
authors.affiliation: Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, [corrected] Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Shah63tah@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taheri
authors.forename: Noushin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Afsharmoghadam
authors.forename: Nezamodin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Berjis
authors.forename: Ahmadreza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okhovat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000209:etiology*