Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2012 Jan;55(1):50-54. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2012.55.1.50.

A Case of Kaposi's Sarcoma on Oropharynx and Hypopharynx in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient

• Na KJ
• Ahn D
• Seok JH
• Park J

• KMID: 2277313
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2012.55.1.50

Abstract

The number of patients diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma has grown steadily since it was first discovered in 1972 by Moric Kaposi, a Hungarian dermatologist. Kaposi's sarcoma can be classified into four subtypes according to clinical form, epidemiology, and prognosis: idiopathic, endemic or African, immunosuppresion related, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related or epidemic Kaposi's sarcoma. A single idiopathic Kaposi's sarcoma in the head and neck area is very rarely found in an immunocompetent person. We experienced a case of Kaposi's sarcoma of the oropharynx and hypopharynx. The patient was healthy 70-year-old man and had no signs of being human immunodeficiency virus positive or immunocompromised. The patient was treated with inductive chemotherapy using capecitabine (Xeloda(R))/cisplatin followed by radiotherapy to a total 54 Gy.

Keyword

Kaposi's sarcoma; Oropharynx; Hypopharynx; Capecitabine; HHV-8

MeSH Terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Aged
Deoxycytidine
Fluorouracil
Head
Herpesvirus 8, Human
HIV
Humans
Hypopharynx
Neck
Oropharynx
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Capecitabine
Deoxycytidine
Fluorouracil