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Case Reports
. 2000 Jan;142(1):153-6.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03259.x.

Penile Kaposi's sarcoma preceded by chronic penile lymphoedema

R A Schwartz  1 , J B Cohen, R A Watson, P Gascón, R N Ahkami, Z Ruszczak, J Halpern, W C Lambert
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Penile Kaposi's sarcoma preceded by chronic penile lymphoedema

R A Schwartz et al. Br J Dermatol. 2000 Jan.

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma localized to the penis with striking lymphoedema is extraordinary. We report a middle-aged Haitian man who was human herpesvirus-8 seropositive, without evidence of immunosuppression or human immunodeficiency virus infection. He was first seen with Kaposi's sarcoma of 6 months duration localized to his penis, preceded by a 3-year history of chronic penile lymphoedema. His tumour regressed completely after radiotherapy. We propose that chronic lymphoedema in this patient predisposed to the development of Kaposi's sarcoma.

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