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KMID : 0361020120550010050
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2012 Volume.55 No. 1 p.50 ~ p.54
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A Case of Kaposi’s Sarcoma on Oropharynx and Hypopharynx in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient
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Na Kyung-Jin
Ahn Dong-Bin
Seok Jun-Ho
Park June-Sik
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Abstract
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The number of patients diagnosed with Kaposi’s sarcoma has grown steadily since it was first discovered in 1972 by Moric Kaposi, a Hungarian dermatologist. Kaposi’s sarcoma can be classified into four subtypes according to clinical form, epidemiology, and prognosis: idiopathic, endemic or African, immunosuppresion related, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related or epidemic Kaposi’s sarcoma. A single idiopathic Kaposi’s sarcoma in the head and neck area is very rarely found in an immunocompetent person. We experienced a case of Kaposi’s sarcoma of the oropharynx and hypopharynx. The patient was healthy 70-year-old man and had no signs of being human immunodeficiency virus positive or immunocompromised. The patient was treated with inductive chemotherapy using capecitabine (Xeloda®)/cisplatin followed by radiotherapy to a total 54 Gy.
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KEYWORD
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Kaposi’s sarcoma, Oropharynx, Hypopharynx, Capecitabine, HHV-8
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