<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Kaposi’s sarcoma is an angioproliferative neoplasm that usually appears on the skin, but can also involve all organs and anatomic locations. The atypical manifestations of Kaposi’s sarcoma can mislead the diagnosis, which can result in a poor case management. The authors present a HIV-negative patient with Kaposi’s sarcoma with both usual and unusual locations such as the larynx, eyelids and bones. In the pre-therapeutic balance, we used NBI, which showed an intensely vascularized tumor in the larynx. The chosen method for treatment consisted in subtotal epiglotectomy performed under TransOral UltraSonic Surgery (TOUSS) approach. The use of TOUSS endoscopic surgery helped reduce the time of hospitalization, the patient did not need a nasogastric tube and was orally fed from the first postoperative day, with a better and faster functional recovery.</p></abstract>

Kaposi’s sarcoma is an angioproliferative neoplasm that usually appears on the skin, but can also involve all organs and anatomic locations. The atypical manifestations of Kaposi’s sarcoma can mislead the diagnosis, which can result in a poor case management. The authors present a HIV-negative patient with Kaposi’s sarcoma with both usual and unusual locations such as the larynx, eyelids and bones. In the pre-therapeutic balance, we used NBI, which showed an intensely vascularized tumor in the larynx. The chosen method for treatment consisted in subtotal epiglotectomy performed under TransOral UltraSonic Surgery (TOUSS) approach. The use of TOUSS endoscopic surgery helped reduce the time of hospitalization, the patient did not need a nasogastric tube and was orally fed from the first postoperative day, with a better and faster functional recovery.

Rare Laryngeal Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Case Report and Innovative Surgical Approach

University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Kaposi’s sarcoma is an angioproliferative neoplasm that usually appears on the skin, but can also involve all organs and anatomic locations. The atypical...

Rare Laryngeal Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Case Report and Innovative Surgical Approach

Published Online: Mar 03, 2020

Page range: 207 - 213

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2019-0041

Keywords
Kaposi’s sarcoma, TOUSS, NBI, larynx, endoscopic

© 2019 Popescu Bogdan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Rare Laryngeal Kaposi’s Sarcoma: Case Report and Innovative Surgical Approach

Published Online: Mar 03, 2020

Page range: 207 - 213

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2019-0041

KeywordsKaposi’s sarcoma, TOUSS, NBI, larynx, endoscopic

© 2019 Popescu Bogdan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Kaposi’s sarcoma, TOUSS, NBI, larynx, endoscopic