Kaposi's sarcoma was the first
malignancy to be recognized as a
cancer defining
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (
AIDS).
Kaposi's sarcoma, a rare
tumor, usually presents itself with
skin lesions but it may be widely disseminated internally such as digestive, respiratory organ,
spleen, or
lymph node. The
incidence of
Kaposi's sarcoma in
patients with
AIDS has declined in the era of effective antiretroviral
therapy (
ART), and cases of disseminated Kaposi's
sarcomas have rarely been reported in
Korea.
Chemotherapy is usually used in symptomatic or rapidly progressive
disease, and
interferon-alpha can be applied as a
treatment option. We
report a successfully treated case of gastrointestinal and cervical
lymph nodal
Kaposi's sarcoma in a
patient with
AIDS who had combined
treatment with
ART,
interferon-alpha, and
paclitaxel.