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[Surgery of a voluminous palatal Kaposi's sarcoma developing in AIDS]

Actual Odontostomatol (Paris). 1989 Jun;42(166):287-93. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/90247160
Soulhiard F; Beziat JL; Vitrey D; Nove-Josserand R

Abstract: The authors report of a case of voluminous palate Kaposi's Sarcoma in a patient with A.I.D.S. Oral Kaposi's Sarcoma occurs in a large percentage of patients with A.I.D.S. (30 to 50%). The therapeutic of this voluminous Kaposi's Sarcoma is not easy. Surgery is the best therapeutic it can bring, as in this case, functional and durable effect.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Case Report Electrosurgery English Abstract Human Male Palatal Neoplasms/ETIOLOGY/*SURGERY Sarcoma, Kaposi's/ETIOLOGY/*SURGERY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDcomplicationsadultcasereportelectrosurgeryenglishabstracthumanmalepalatalneoplasms/etiology/KWDsurgerysarcoma,kaposi's/etiology/KWDsurgeryjournalarticle
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