Isolated classic Kaposi Sarcoma in an old female patient

Nursel Dilek, Aziz Ramazan Dilek, Yunus Saral, Recep Bedir

Abstract


Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an angio-proliferative disorder and classified in terms of four clearly differentiated variants. Classic variant is an uncommon disease that it has an overwhelming male predominance and majority of cases patients are positive for HIV infections. We present HIV-negative female patient presenting multiple nodules on palmar and dorsal aspect of right wrist. Considering the male predominance of classic KS and positivity of HIV infections in majority of KS cases the patient presented to contribute to the literature.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/jst.v4n2p14

Journal of Solid Tumors

ISSN 1925-4067(Print)   ISSN 1925-4075(Online)

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