J Korean Radiol Soc.  2002 Jan;46(1):37-40. 10.3348/jkrs.2002.46.1.37.

Pulmonary Involvement of Kaposi Sarcoma in an AIDS Patient: Radiologic and Pathologic Findings

• Kim SH
• Goo JM
• Lee JW
• Chung MJ
• Lee YJ
• Im JG

• KMID: 2117390
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2002.46.1.37

Abstract

Kaposi sarcoma is the most common malignancy in aquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and when disseminated may involve any organ system. Pulmonary involvement of Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS patients has not been previously reported in Korea and we report one such case, confirmed pathologically at autopsy.

Keyword

Lung neoplasms; Lung neoplasms, CT; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); Kaposi sarcoma

MeSH Terms

Autopsy
Humans
Korea
Lung Neoplasms
Sarcoma, Kaposi*