Tonsillar Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report
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Tonsillar Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report

Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019;57(1):46-49 DOI: 10.5152/tao.2018.3487
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Abstract

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare malignancy associated with AIDS and usually affects skin. The most common causative agent is the Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8). In the literature, there are few case reports about KS with no association to AIDS. In this case report, we report a 72-year-old HIV (-) woman who presented to our clinic with a complaint of fast swelling in the right palatine tonsil and was histopathologically diagnosed as tonsillar KS.

Keywords: Palatine tonsil, Kaposi’s sarcoma, human herpes virus, histopathology