Splenic Kaposi’s sarcoma in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient: A case report
| Autor: | Yan-Jun Wang, Chuan-Jie Zhao, Guang-Zhen Ma, Jin-Hong Wang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Anemia medicine.medical_treatment Fatty liver Splenectomy Spleen General Medicine Abdominal distension medicine.disease Malignancy Gastroenterology Kaposi’s sarcoma medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine Human herpes virus 8 Case report medicine Human immunodeficiency virus negative Sarcoma medicine.symptom business Kaposi's sarcoma |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Clinical Cases |
| ISSN: | 2307-8960 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a malignancy that usually affects the skin of the lower extremities, and may involve internal organs. It originates from the vascular endothelium. It is well known that the development of KS is associated with human herpes virus 8 (i.e. HHV8) infections. Sporadic KS cases have mainly been found in Africa. Isolated splenic KS in Asia has rarely been reported. We present here a case of KS primarily involving the spleen in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative Chinese patient. CASE SUMMARY A 50-year-old male patient was admitted to hospital due to abdominal distension and discomfort, reduced food intake and weight loss. Medical examination revealed that the patient had moderate anemia, a low platelet count, slight fatty liver and a huge mass in the spleen. Spleen lymphoma was considered. An anti-HIV test was negative. The whole spleen was surgically excised. The final pathological diagnosis was nodular stage spleen KS, and the patient underwent total splenectomy. He recovered well and was discharged from hospital 12 d after surgery. Two weeks later, the patient developed liver metastasis and died within 1 mo after surgery. CONCLUSION KS is difficult to diagnose and pathological examination is necessary. KS has a poor prognosis and should be diagnosed and treated early to improve survival. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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