A Case of Classic Kaposi's Sarcoma Developing on the Face.
- Author:
Joon Soo PARK
1
;
Hyo Chan JANG
;
Hyun CHUNG
;
Jeong Im SIN
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Classic Kaposi's sarcoma;
Face
- MeSH:
Head;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Sarcoma, Kaposi*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(11):1576-1578
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Classic Kaposi's sarcoma is a human herpesvirus-8 associated with a multicentric lymphoangioproliferative tumor primarily arising in the lower extremities, but rarely in the head and neck. We herein report a 63-year-old man with primary classic Kaposi's sarcoma on the face. He presented with asymptomatic, erythematous papules on the nasal ala which had been noticed 2 months earlier. Histopathologic examination and nested polymerase chain reaction analysis in the tissue disclosed typical features of Kaposi's sarcoma.
