Title
Classic Kaposi Sarcoma in jejunum: case report
Other title
[Sarcoma de Kaposi clásico en yeyuno: reporte de caso.]
Date Issued
01 January 2005
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Sociedad de Gastroenterologia del Peru
Abstract
Classic Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) may affect mucosa, especially oral cavity and any part of the gastrointestinal tract. It has been reported in 10% of patients with classic KS. We report a 35-year old male patient with primary classic KS in jejunum that presented with bowel obstruction. Primary presentation of classic KS in the gastrointestinal tract is very infrequent. There have only been 9 cases of primary KS in colon reported in literature, and none in jejunum. This is the first primary classic KS in jejunum described in our country. Likewise, we recommend that certain patients with classic KS should have an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to determine compromise. The few gastrointestinal KS reported cases may be due to subdiagnosis.
Start page
285
End page
287
Volume
25
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-27744583655
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
ISSN of the container
10225129
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