Coexistence of intestinal Kaposi sarcoma and plasmablastic lymphoma in an HIV/AIDS patient: case report and review of the literature

Bing Wang; Bingbing Song; Cyrus Oster; Jeffery Cao; Anwar Raza; Jun Wang

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.021

Coexistence of intestinal Kaposi sarcoma and plasmablastic lymphoma in an HIV/AIDS patient: case report and review of the literature

J Gastrointest Oncol. 2016 Apr;7(Suppl 1):S88-95. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.021.

Authors

Bing Wang¹, Bingbing Song¹, Cyrus Oster¹, Jeffery Cao¹, Anwar Raza¹, Jun Wang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA 92354, USA.

Abstract

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS) is associated with increased risk for various malignancies including Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and lymphoma. We report a rare case of coexistence of KS and plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract in a HIV/AIDS patient. A brief review of literature is also presented.

Keywords: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Kaposi sarcoma (KS); acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS); intestinal neoplasms; plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL).

Publication types

Case Reports