Primary Kaposi Sarcoma of Penis in HIV Negative Patient

Primary Kaposi sarcoma of penis is very rare. We will introduce a 47 years old male patient referred to our clinic from dermatology service, in this report. The patient suffered from itchy penile papules around coronal region. The lab tests had revealed a negative serology of HIV but tissue PCR was...

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Autores principales: Karami, Hossein, Bagher-Tabrizi, Alireza, Yaghoobi, Mohammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4209577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25352975
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Sumario:Primary Kaposi sarcoma of penis is very rare. We will introduce a 47 years old male patient referred to our clinic from dermatology service, in this report. The patient suffered from itchy penile papules around coronal region. The lab tests had revealed a negative serology of HIV but tissue PCR was positive for Human Herpesvirus-8 (HHV8). Histological findings were compatible with Kaposi sarcoma. Primary Kaposi sarcoma of penis is rare but could occur in HIV negative patients.

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