Kaposi sarcoma of the adrenal gland: A report of two cases with a review of the literature.
Adrenal gland
Kaposi sarcoma
anaplastic variant
histopathology
Journal
Journal of cancer research and therapeutics
ISSN: 1998-4138
Titre abrégé: J Cancer Res Ther
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101249598
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
14
6
2021
pubmed:
15
6
2021
medline:
30
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a low-grade vascular neoplasm commonly involving mucocutaneous sites, while adrenal gland involvement is exceptional. The anaplastic variant is a rare entity characterized by marked cellular pleomorphism, increased mitosis, worse prognosis, and an increased metastatic potential. The diagnosis remains on histology and immunohistochemistry. We describe two cases of primary adrenal KS to report on this exceptional presentation of KS: the first case is a 67-year-old female with anaplastic KS wit fatal outcome. The second case is a 56-year-old male who presented a classic KS of the adrenal gland. Until now, no standard efficient treatment regimens have been clearly identified. There is a need for a further understanding of anaplastic KS's biology, and collecting a sizable patient cohort remains essential to review treatment outcome.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34121721
pii: JCanResTher_2021_17_2_606_318114
doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_670_20
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
606-608Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
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