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ArticleMedicine2018

MRI findings of AIDS-related giant facial Kaposi's sarcoma: A case report.

Chun-Shuang Guan, Xue-Mei Wang, Zhi-Bin Lv, Shuo Yan, Lei Sun, Ru-Ming Xie

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Imaging of Kaposi sarcoma.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2021
    Review
  2. Circulating tumor cells in the clinical cancer diagnosis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chun-Shuang GuanDepartment of Radiology.
Xue-Mei WangDepartment of Ultrasonography.
Zhi-Bin LvDepartment of Radiology.
Shuo YanDepartment of Radiology.
Lei SunDepartment of Pathology, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China.
Ru-Ming XieDepartment of Radiology.
Beijing Ditan Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleKaposi's sarcoma (KS) is the most common malignant tumor in HIV-infected people and occurs mainly in the skin, mucous membranes, and lymph nodes. Approximately 33% of the initial skin manifestations of AIDS and approximately 35% to 79% of KS occur during disease progression. Otherwise, AIDS-related facial KS that was simultaneously examined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rare. PATIENT CONCERNS: This case was a 30-year-old male homosexual, with left facial nodule for 14 months, and HIV infection was diagnosed 1 month previously. The patient was admitted to hospital because the nodule gradually expanded from 0.2 to 10.0 cm in diameter. Ultrasound examination showed edema of the subcutaneous tissue of the left facial mass, and the boundary was not clear between lesion and normal tissues. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated that the left facial mass showed low signal intensity on T1-weighted imaging (T1WI) and T2-weighted imaging (T2WI), and a small amount of high signal intensity was seen in it. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) showed low signal intensity. After enhanced scan, the tumor showed uneven enhancement. DIAGNOSES: The pathological biopsy indicated KS.

interventionsThe patient began chemotherapy with the intravenous drip infusion of Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Liposome. OUTCOMES: The facial KS decreased and the facial swelling was relieved. LESSONS: MRI could not only provide the diagnostic basis of KS for the therapy, but also could accurately determine the scope of the disease.

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AdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsFacial NeoplasmsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSarcoma, Kaposi

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