Tonsillar Kaposi Sarcoma in an HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report

Abstract

Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is a rare malignancy associated with AIDS and usually affects skin. The most common causative agent is the Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8). In the literature, there are few case reports about KS with no association to AIDS. In this case report, we report a 72-year-old HIV (-) woman who presented to our clinic with a complaint of fast swelling in the right palatine tonsil and was histopathologically diagnosed as tonsillar KS.

Keywords

• palatine tonsil
• kaposi’s sarcoma
• human herpes virus
• histopathology