HIV Negative Penile Kaposi's Sarcoma in Circumcised Men. 2018

Ahmet Urkmez, and Serkan Akan, and Emrah Ozsoy
Department of Urology, Haydarpasa Numune Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is an inflammatory vascular tumor, which can be seen at multiple areas in the body, especially at skin and extremities, mostly in immunosuppressed patients like organ receivers and AIDS patients. It can also be seen in human immune deficiency virus (HIV) negative, heterosexual, circumcised and non-immunosuppressed patients; and the disease course may be very variable. Herein, we present three patients who were referred to our clinic in the last five years and had a rather different course of disease; they were heterosexual, circumcised, non-immunosuppressed, and HIV negative. KS should be kept in mind in nonspecific penile lesions even if the patient is HIV negative. KS has a high recurrence rate even with any kind of treatment. More studies are needed for determining true recurrence rates, treatment plans and any underlying diseases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007121 Immunocompetence The ability of lymphoid cells to mount a humoral or cellular immune response when challenged by antigen. Competence, Immunologic,Immunologic Competence,Immunological Competence,Competence, Immunological
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010412 Penile Neoplasms Cancers or tumors of the PENIS or of its component tissues. Cancer of Penis,Penile Cancer,Cancer of the Penis,Neoplasms, Penile,Neoplasms, Penis,Penis Cancer,Penis Neoplasms,Cancer, Penile,Cancer, Penis,Cancers, Penile,Cancers, Penis,Neoplasm, Penile,Neoplasm, Penis,Penile Cancers,Penile Neoplasm,Penis Cancers,Penis Neoplasm
D002944 Circumcision, Male Excision of the prepuce of the penis (FORESKIN) or part of it. Male Circumcision,Circumcisions, Male,Male Circumcisions
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012514 Sarcoma, Kaposi A multicentric, malignant neoplastic vascular proliferation characterized by the development of bluish-red cutaneous nodules, usually on the lower extremities, most often on the toes or feet, and slowly increasing in size and number and spreading to more proximal areas. The tumors have endothelium-lined channels and vascular spaces admixed with variably sized aggregates of spindle-shaped cells, and often remain confined to the skin and subcutaneous tissue, but widespread visceral involvement may occur. Kaposi's sarcoma occurs spontaneously in Jewish and Italian males in Europe and the United States. An aggressive variant in young children is endemic in some areas of Africa. A third form occurs in about 0.04% of kidney transplant patients. There is also a high incidence in AIDS patients. (From Dorland, 27th ed & Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, pp2105-7) HHV-8 is the suspected cause. Kaposi Sarcoma,Kaposi's Sarcoma,Multiple Idiopathic Pigmented Hemangiosarcoma,Kaposis Sarcoma,Sarcoma, Kaposi's
D018023 HIV Seronegativity Immune status consisting of non-production of HIV antibodies, as determined by various serological tests. HTLV-III Seronegativity,HIV Seronegativities,HTLV III Seronegativity,HTLV-III Seronegativities,Seronegativities, HIV,Seronegativities, HTLV-III,Seronegativity, HIV,Seronegativity, HTLV-III

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