Kaposi's sarcoma of the tongue associated with median rhomboid glossitis in a non-AIDS patient. A case report

R Rossiello; G Colella; R A Satriano; A Vozza; L Rossiello

Kaposi's sarcoma of the tongue associated with median rhomboid glossitis in a non-AIDS patient. A case report

Anticancer Res. 2004 May-Jun;24(3b):1897-900.

Authors

R Rossiello¹, G Colella, R A Satriano, A Vozza, L Rossiello

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathologic Anatomy, 2nd University of Naples, Napoli, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 15274372

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) of the tongue is extremely rare in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of KS of the tongue associated with a median rhomboid glossitis. The main clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical features allowed the differential diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Glossitis / complications
Glossitis / diagnosis
Glossitis / pathology*
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications
Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnosis
Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology*
Tongue Neoplasms / complications
Tongue Neoplasms / diagnosis
Tongue Neoplasms / pathology*