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

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) tra...

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Published inJournal of gastrointestinal oncology Vol. 7; no. Suppl 1; pp. S88 - S95
Main Authors Wang, Bing, Song, Bingbing, Oster, Cyrus, Cao, Jeffery, Raza, Anwar, Wang, Jun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published China AME Publishing Company 01.04.2016
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Case Report
acquired immunodeficiency disease (AIDS)
plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL)
Kaposi sarcoma (KS)
intestinal neoplasms
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2078-6891
2219-679X
DOI:10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2015.021