title: Buccal cancer in a female patient with human immunodeficiency virus-2 infection.
abstract: This is the first-case report of isolated human immunodeficiency virus-2 (HIV-2) infection that developed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the buccal mucosa. She was treated with radiotherapy 66 Gy in 30 fractions. HIV-2 infection was diagnosed with Tridot test, and quantitative estimation was done with polymerase chain reaction. Viral load is usually low in HIV-2 patients; similarly tempo of disease progression is also slow. Treatment of SCC of buccal mucosa with or without HIV infection is not different. Protease inhibitor-based anti-retroviral therapy is an appropriate treatment for HIV-2 infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Shri Siddhivinayak Ganapati Cancer Hospital, Miraj, District Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Uday A
authors.initials: UA
authors.lastname: Phatak
authors.forename: Dinesh K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Badakh
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D015498:HIV-2; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography