title: Disseminated Kaposi sarcoma in a HIV negative patient.
abstract: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a neoplasm of the endothelial cells. It often manifests with multiple vascular nodules on the skin and other organs. It is a systemic, malignant and multifactor disease and has a variable course. We describe an elderly Chinese man who had a rapidly growing maroon nodule on his right foot, both arms and cheekbones. KS in HIV-negative patients has only been reported sporadically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Guoshu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Hongyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Zaixing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Xuejun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: HIV-negative; Kaposi sarcoma; classic; disseminated; nodule