Aydin Erdinç, Akdoğan Volkan, Demirhan Beyhan, Ozlüoğlu Levent N
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2007;17(2):116-9.
An 81-year-old male patient presented with a painful mass in the tongue that showed a progressive growth within the past two months. Examination revealed a polypoid mass in the midline of the tongue, purple in color, and 1.5x1.5 cm in size. There was no palpable lymph node on neck examination. An excisional biopsy was performed with adequate surgical margins. The histopathological diagnosis was Kaposi's sarcoma. Clinical and radiological evaluations did not show any systemic involvement. An HIV test was negative. He was referred to the medical oncology department. No recurrence was detected during a year follow-up.
一名81岁男性患者因舌部出现疼痛性肿块就诊，该肿块在过去两个月内呈进行性生长。检查发现舌中线处有一个息肉样肿块，呈紫色，大小为1.5×1.5厘米。颈部检查未触及肿大淋巴结。进行了切除活检，手术切缘充分。组织病理学诊断为卡波西肉瘤。临床和影像学评估未显示有任何全身受累情况。HIV检测呈阴性。他被转诊至医学肿瘤科。在一年的随访中未发现复发。
