Penile Kaposi's sarcoma in an HIV negative male patient/HIV negatif erkek hastada penil Kaposi sarkomu

Classic Kaposi'ssarcoma (KS) is usually present with asymptomatic brownish-red to purple or blue-coloured patches, plaques or nodular lesions most frequently located on the lower extremities, especially the ankles and soles. Penile Kaposi's sarcoma is very rare and usually observed in AIDS patients. Herein we present an HIV-negative 66-year-old man who presented with a reddish, violaceous papule 0,3 cm in diameter on the glans penis and multipl violaceous papules on the palmar and dorsal side of the left hand, whose histopathological examination revealed KS. A diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma was made after clinicopathological evaluation. The cure was obtained with interferon alfa-2b and radiotherapy. (Turkderm 2008; 42: 131-3) Key Words: Kaposi's sarcoma, penile, HIV Klasik Kaposi sarkomu (KS), ayak bilegi ve ayak tabani basta olmak uzere alt ekstremitelerde yerlesen asemptomatik, kahverengi-kirmizi, mor veya mavi renkte yama, plak ve nodullerdir. Penil KS, oldukca nadirdir ve siklikla HIV pozitif hastalarda gorulur. Burada poliklinigimize, glans peniste bir adet 0,3 cm capinda kirmizi, viyolase papul ve sol elin palmar ve dorsal yuzunde cok sayida viyolase papullerle basvuran ve histopatolojik olarak Kaposi sarkomu bulgulari saptanan 66 yasinda HIV-negatif erkek hasta sunulmustur. Klinikopatolojik degerlendirme sonucunda hastaya Kaposi sarkomu tanisi konuldu. Interferon alfa-2b ve radyoterapi sonrasi tam duzelme saglandi. (Turkderm 2008; 42: 131-3) Anahtar Kelimeler: Kaposi sarkomu, penil, HIV