Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation

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...

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Main Authors: Jaydeep Halankar, Elaine Martinovic, Paul Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/581470
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spelling doaj-a557f29231e6466298bffba68b3954ab2020-11-24T22:30:21ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702015-01-01201510.1155/2015/581470581470Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological CorrelationJaydeep Halankar0Elaine Martinovic1Paul Hamilton2Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Affiliated to University of Toronto), 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, CanadaDepartment of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Affiliated to University of Toronto), 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, CanadaDepartment of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (Affiliated to University of Toronto), 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, CanadaKaposi’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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/581470
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Paul Hamilton
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Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation
Case Reports in Radiology
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Paul Hamilton
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title Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation
title_short Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation
title_full Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation
title_fullStr Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation
title_full_unstemmed Kaposi’s Sarcoma Presenting as Acute Small Bowel Obstruction Diagnosed on Multidetector Computed Tomography with Histopathological Correlation
title_sort kaposi’s sarcoma presenting as acute small bowel obstruction diagnosed on multidetector computed tomography with histopathological correlation
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Radiology
issn 2090-6862
2090-6870
publishDate 2015-01-01
description 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.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/581470
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