Kaposi's sarcoma of the colon in a young HIV-negative man with chronic ulcerative colitis. Report of a case

G B Thompson; J H Pemberton; S Morris; M A Bustamante; B Delong; H A Carpenter; A J Wright

doi:10.1007/BF02554731

Kaposi's sarcoma of the colon in a young HIV-negative man with chronic ulcerative colitis. Report of a case

Dis Colon Rectum. 1989 Jan;32(1):73-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02554731.

Authors

G B Thompson¹, J H Pemberton, S Morris, M A Bustamante, B Delong, H A Carpenter, A J Wright

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota.

PMID: 2910664
DOI: 10.1007/BF02554731

Abstract

In the United States, visceral Kaposi's sarcoma most commonly occurs in association with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The authors report a unique case of primary colonic Kaposi's sarcoma in a young heterosexual HIV-negative man with chronic ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
Colitis, Ulcerative / immunology
Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
Humans
Immunocompetence
Male
Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications*
Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology