ArticleHead and neck pathology2018
Head and Neck Kaposi Sarcoma: Clinicopathological Analysis of 11 Cases.
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- Primary nasopharyngeal Kaposi's sarcoma without cutaneous manifestations: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Head and Neck Kaposi Sarcoma-An Updated Focus on Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics: A Comprehensive Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Recent Advances in the Histopathology, Molecular Biology, and Treatment of Kaposi Sarcoma: A Contemporary Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Granulation tissue-like spindle cell (sarcomatoid) carcinoma of the head and neck: a deceptively bland-looking underdiagnosed malignancy.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2024Article
- Single-port transoral robotic surgery for a rare tonsil mass.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Oral Manifestations Associated with HIV/AIDS Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- Oral Kaposi Sarcoma in two patients living with HIV despite sustained viral suppression: New clues.Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry · 2022Article
- Oral lymphangioma-like Kaposi sarcoma: a Brazilian case report in a scenario of a still high number of HIV infections.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2022Article
- Oral Kaposi sarcoma development is associated with HIV viral load, CD4+ count and CD4+/CD8+ ratio.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2021Article
- Recurrent Kaposi sarcoma of the ear in an HIV-negative patient: A case report with review of the literature. Is ear a predilection site for Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-negatives?Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Vascular lesions of the head and neck: an update on classification and imaging review.Insights into imaging · 2020Review
- Primary Nasopharyngeal Kaposi Sarcoma as Index Diagnosis of AIDS in a Previously Healthy Man.Head and neck pathology · 2019Article
- Kaposi Sarcoma of the Ear in HIV-Negative Patients.Head and neck pathology · 2019Article
- Atypical Manifestations in Classic Kaposi Sarcoma: Case Series of Two Patients HIV - Negative.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2019Article
- Erythematous and Vascular Oral Mucosal Lesions: A Clinicopathologic Review of Red Entities.Head and neck pathology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) of the head and neck area is uncommon with limited published case series. Our routine and consultation files were reviewed for histologically and immunohistochemically proven KS affecting any cutaneous or mucosal head and neck site. Ten males and one female aged 42-78 years (median, 51 years; mean, 52 years) were retrieved. Eight patients were HIV-positive and three were HIV-negative. The affected sites were skin (n = 5), oral/oropharyngeal mucosa (n = 5), and lymph nodes (n = 3) in variable combination. The ear (pinna and external auditory canal) was affected in two cases; both were HIV-negative. Multifocal non-head and neck KS was reported in 50% of patients. At last follow-up (12-94 months; median, 46 months), most of patients were either KS-free (n = 8) or had ongoing remission under systemic maintenance therapy (n = 2). One patient was alive with KS (poor compliance). Histopathological evaluation showed classical features of KS. One case was predominantly sarcomatoid with prominent inflammation mimicking undifferentiated sarcoma. Immunohistochemistry showed consistent expression of CD31, CD34, ERG, D2-40 and HHV8 in all cases. This is one of the few series devoted to head and neck KS showing high prevalence of HIV-positivity, but also unusual presentations in HIV-negative patients with primary origin in the skin of the ear and the auditory canal. KS should be included in the differential diagnosis of difficult-to-classify spindle cell lesions at this uncommon location.
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