Gastroscopic findings in Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma (non-AIDS)

• Published in: Gastrointestinal endoscopy Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 336 - 339
• Main Authors: Kolios, George, Kaloterakis, Andreas, Filiotou, Anna, Nakos, Antonios, Hadziyannis, Stephanos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.10.1995; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; AIDS/HIV; Biological and medical sciences; Duodenal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Gastroscopy; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Sarcoma, Kaposi - diagnosis; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - diagnosis; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; Tumors; Human; Stomach; Kaposi sarcoma; Skin disease; Clinical form; Digestive diseases; Endoscopy; Malignant tumor; Diagnosis; Gastroscopy; Gastric disease
• ISSN: 0016-5107; 1097-6779
• DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(95)70133-8

The frequency and degree of gastrointestinal involvement in patients with Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma (non-AIDS), a newly recognized form of Kaposi's sarcoma, is unknown. Eighty-seven patients with Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma proven by skin and/or nodal biopsy underwent endoscopic study of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Of these, 71 (81.6%) had gastrointestinal lesions. All these patients had lesions in the stomach. Additional lesions were detected in the esophagus in 19 patients and in the proximal duodenum in 8 patients, whereas additional lesions in both the esophagus and duodenum were identified in 2 patients. The lesions were classified into 4 types according to their size, shape, and color. Most types of lesions showed characteristic discoloration, but lesions with the appearance and color of normal mucosa that histologically were shown to be Kaposi's sarcoma were also identified. The high prevalence of gastrointestinal involvement in patients with Mediterranean Kaposi's sarcoma (non-AIDS) suggests that an endoscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract may be useful in non-AIDS-related forms of Kaposi's sarcoma. (Gastrointest Endosc 1995;42:336-9.)