Buccal cancer in a female patient with human immunodeficiency virus-2 infection

This is the first-case report of isolated human immunodeficiency virus-2 (HIV-2) infection that developed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the buccal mucosa. She was treated with radiotherapy 66 Gy in 30 fractions. HIV-2 infection was diagnosed with Tridot test, and quantitative estimation was done...

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Published inJournal of cancer research and therapeutics Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 663
Main Authors Phatak, Uday A, Badakh, Dinesh K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2015
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Subjects
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnostic imaging
Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
Diseases
Female
HIV Infections - diagnosis
HIV Infections - virology
HIV patients
HIV-2
Humans
Medical examination
Middle Aged
Mouth Mucosa - diagnostic imaging
Mouth Mucosa - pathology
Mouth Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Patient outcomes
Prognosis
Radiography
Risk factors
Squamous cell carcinoma
India
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Summary:This is the first-case report of isolated human immunodeficiency virus-2 (HIV-2) infection that developed squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the buccal mucosa. She was treated with radiotherapy 66 Gy in 30 fractions. HIV-2 infection was diagnosed with Tridot test, and quantitative estimation was done with polymerase chain reaction. Viral load is usually low in HIV-2 patients; similarly tempo of disease progression is also slow. Treatment of SCC of buccal mucosa with or without HIV infection is not different. Protease inhibitor-based anti-retroviral therapy is an appropriate treatment for HIV-2 infection.
ISSN:0973-1482
1998-4138
DOI:10.4103/0973-1482.143353