Oral Kaposi's sarcoma in a renal transplant patient: case report and literature review

J Can Dent Assoc. 2004 Oct;70(9):617-20.

Abstract

Malignancies, including oral Kaposi's sarcoma, may develop in transplant patients as a result of immunosuppressive therapy. Both the prevalence and the incidence of these malignancies vary. This article describes a renal transplant patient who was receiving immunosuppressive therapy and presented with oral Kaposi's sarcoma. The lesion was excised and did not recur. However, the patient died as a result of viral pneumonitis, secondary to her renal problems. The article also includes a review of the literature, with particular emphasis on oral presentation of immunosuppression-related malignancies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Azathioprine / adverse effects
  • Cyclosporine / adverse effects
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects*
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Palatal Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Palatal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Pneumonia / etiology
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / etiology*
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / pathology

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclosporine
  • Azathioprine