An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature Review

We report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) with Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL) in a 28-year-old, African American male. Kaposi’s sarcoma is an AIDS defining disease and typically will disseminate early in the course of the disease affecting the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal t...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Millet, Sanmeet Singh, Genelle Gittens-Backus, Kim Ann Dang, Babak Shokrani
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/789616
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Sanmeet Singh
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Kim Ann Dang
Babak Shokrani
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description We report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) with Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL) in a 28-year-old, African American male. Kaposi’s sarcoma is an AIDS defining disease and typically will disseminate early in the course of the disease affecting the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, lymph nodes, and lungs. This case reports an unusual presentation of the disease along with primary effusion lymphoma. Although the most common organ systems affected by KS are the respiratory and the gastrointestinal systems, the lungs of this patient did not show any evidence of KS. Additionally, the patient demonstrates the rarely seen liver and unique pancreatic involvement by KS along with unusual synchronous bilateral pleural and peritoneal cavity involvement by PEL, adding to the distinct pattern of invasive AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma.
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spelling doaj-art-6b566fe949794fc893a57e8dbd41be402025-08-20T02:23:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142015-01-01201510.1155/2015/789616789616An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature ReviewAlexandra Millet0Sanmeet Singh1Genelle Gittens-Backus2Kim Ann Dang3Babak Shokrani4Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USAHoward University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USAHoward University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USAHoward University College of Medicine, Washington, DC 20059, USADepartment of Pathology, Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC 20060, USAWe report a case of AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) with Primary Effusion Lymphoma (PEL) in a 28-year-old, African American male. Kaposi’s sarcoma is an AIDS defining disease and typically will disseminate early in the course of the disease affecting the skin, mucous membranes, gastrointestinal tract, lymph nodes, and lungs. This case reports an unusual presentation of the disease along with primary effusion lymphoma. Although the most common organ systems affected by KS are the respiratory and the gastrointestinal systems, the lungs of this patient did not show any evidence of KS. Additionally, the patient demonstrates the rarely seen liver and unique pancreatic involvement by KS along with unusual synchronous bilateral pleural and peritoneal cavity involvement by PEL, adding to the distinct pattern of invasive AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/789616
spellingShingle Alexandra Millet
Sanmeet Singh
Genelle Gittens-Backus
Kim Ann Dang
Babak Shokrani
An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
title An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
title_full An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
title_short An Unusual Case of Invasive Kaposi’s Sarcoma with Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an HIV Positive Patient: Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort unusual case of invasive kaposi s sarcoma with primary effusion lymphoma in an hiv positive patient case report and literature review
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/789616
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