Fine needle aspiration cytology determinants of the diagnosis of primary nodal Kaposi's sarcoma as the first sign of unknown HIV infection: a case report.
Acta Cytol
; 51(4): 602-4, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a vascular malignant tumor characterized by human herpesvirus 8 infection of neoplastic cells. Diffuse cutaneous lesions represent the classical clinical presentation. This case report describes the first fine needle aspiration cytology findings of a primary lymph nodal KS, a rather unusual localization of the disease. CASE A 28-year-old, apparently healthy man saw a surgeon for right inguinal node enlargement without other symptoms. The clinician performed fine needle aspiration and made a preliminary diagnosis of a neoplasm of probable mesenchymal origin, not otherwise specified. The lymph node was excised, and the final histologic diagnosis was primary lymphoadenopathic KS. A serologic test revealed antibody positivity for HIV.CONCLUSION:
The diagnosis of primary KS of the lymph node, in the absence of any other clinical manifestation, was the first sign of HIV infection.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Sarcoma de Kaposi
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article