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Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as linitis plastica.

Am J Gastroenterol. 1991 Dec;86(12):1823-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92074472
Hadjiyane C; Lee YH; Stein L; Jayagopal S; Shih H; Pellecchia C; Department of Gastroenterology, Nassau County Medical Center,; East Meadow, New York.

Abstract: A 31-yr-old woman presenting with abdominal complaints and fever was found to have linitis plastica on upper gastrointestinal series. Endoscopic studies confirmed these findings; however, pathology revealed the diagnosis to be Kaposi's sarcoma. We believe this to be the first case report of linitis plastica presenting as Kaposi's sarcoma.
Keywords: Adult Case Report Diagnosis, Differential Female Human HIV Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS Linitis Plastica/*DIAGNOSIS Sarcoma, Kaposi's/*DIAGNOSIS Stomach Neoplasms/*DIAGNOSIS JOURNAL ARTICLE

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