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HIV/AIDS Cancer

Data on HIV/AIDS cancer described by researchers at Tufts University

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 30th, 2008

"Involvement of the subcutis by Kaposi sarcoma (KS) occurs primarily when cutaneous KS lesions evolve into deep penetrating nodular tumors. Primary KS of the subcutaneous tissue is an exceptional manifestation of this low-grade vascular neoplasm," investigators in the United States report.

"Case presentation: We present a unique case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)associated KS manifesting primarily in the subcutaneous tissue of the anterior thigh in a 43-year-old male, which occurred without overlying visible skin changes or concomitant KS disease elsewhere. Radiological imaging and tissue biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of KS. This is the first documented...

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