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Non-pigmented oral kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS). Report of two cases
1Abteilung für Zahnärztliche Chirurgie/Oralchiurgie, Freie Universität Berlin, W. Germany.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|August 1, 1989
Abstract:
In 90% of cases of AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), the lesion is observed in the oral cavity. Oral KS usually reveals distinct clinical features characterized by a brown-bluish or otherwise pigmented appearance. The histological features are identical to classical KS. The occurrence of a non-pigmented oral KS in 2 male homosexual patients has prompted the present case reports. Clinicians should be aware that not all cases of AIDS-associated oral KS appear as brown or purplish tumors but may present without any discoloration.