Kaposi's sarcoma of the larynx: an unusual location in an HIV-negative patient (a case report)

Zeineb Naimi; Khalil Mahjoubi; Olfa Adouni; Rim Abidi; Maha Driss; Chiraz Nasr

doi:10.11604/pamj.2020.37.206.26175

Kaposi's sarcoma of the larynx: an unusual location in an HIV-negative patient (a case report)

Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Nov 2:37:206. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.206.26175. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Zeineb Naimi^{1

2}, Khalil Mahjoubi², Olfa Adouni³, Rim Abidi², Maha Driss³, Chiraz Nasr²

Affiliations

¹ University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, 1007, Tunis, Tunisia.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Salah Azaiez Institute, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia.
³ Department of Pathology, Salah Azaiez Institute, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia.

Abstract

Head and neck involvement of Kaposi's sarcoma is rarely encountered, especially for the Mediterranean classic subtype. Here we report a case of non-AIDS related laryngeal Kaposi's sarcoma in a 77-year-old Tunisian man complaining of 4-month history of hoarseness and dysphagia. The patient underwent exclusive local radiotherapy with a prescription dose of 45 Gy delivered in 1.8 Gy daily fractions. He remained complaint-free for 3 months.

Keywords: Kaposi’s sarcoma; larynx; radiotherapy.

Copyright: Zeineb Naimi et al.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Deglutition Disorders / etiology
Hoarseness / etiology
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Laryngeal Neoplasms / pathology
Laryngeal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Male
Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnosis*
Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology
Sarcoma, Kaposi / radiotherapy

Supplementary concepts

Non-AIDS-related Kaposi sarcoma