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Identifying Dysregulated Genes Induced by Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus KSHV
Published on: September 14, 2010
Kaposi's Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with
Jaydeep Halankar1, Elaine Martinovic1, Paul Hamilton1
1Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Affiliated to University of Toronto), 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5.
Abstract:
Kaposi's sarcoma was originally described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872 as a rare form of multiple hemorrhagic skin lesions. Today it is well documented as a systemic, multifocal, steadily progressive reticuloendothelial system tumor with a predilection for skin and visceral involvement. It occasionally presents as a visceral disease without skin manifestations. We report a case of Kaposi's sarcoma of the small bowel in a seropositive patient who presented with acute right lower quadrant pain and was diagnosed with intestinal obstruction with perforation on contrast-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). The diagnosis was confirmed as Kaposi's sarcoma on postoperative histopathological analysis.
