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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2021

Splenic Kaposi's sarcoma in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient: A case report.

Chuan-Jie Zhao, Guang-Zhen Ma, Yan-Jun Wang, Jin-Hong Wang

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chuan-Jie ZhaoDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liaocheng Second People's Hospital, Linqing 252600, Shandong Province, China.
Guang-Zhen MaDepartment of Pathology, Liaocheng Second People's Hospital, Linqing 252600, Shandong Province, China.
Yan-Jun WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Liaocheng Second People's Hospital, Linqing 252600, Shandong Province, China.
Jin-Hong WangCollege of Life Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, Shaanxi Province, China. jinhong@snnu.edu.cn.
People’s Hospital of Linqing · CNShaanxi Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKaposi'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 ( 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.

conclusionKS is difficult to diagnose and pathological examination is necessary. KS has a poor prognosis and should be diagnosed and treated early to improve survival.

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Case reportHuman herpes virus 8Human immunodeficiency virus negativeKaposi’s sarcomaSpleenSplenectomy

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