title: Classic Mediterranean type of epiglottic Kaposi sarcoma.
abstract: Kaposi sarcoma is a malignant, multifocal, vascular, and low-grade tumor that mostly occurs in mucocutaneous sites. Kaposi sarcoma is usually associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and involves lymphatic nodes and visceral organs. In this report, an 81-year-old man with epiglottic Kaposi sarcoma who screened negative for human immunodeficiency virus is presented.
authors.affiliation: From the Umraniye Education and Treatment Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kucuk
authors.forename: Basak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caypinar
authors.forename: Asli Sahin
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Murat Hakan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Karabulut
authors.forename: Cagatay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oysu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004826:Epiglottitis; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*