Kaposi's sarcoma of the pancreas mimicking pancreatic cancer in an HIV-infected patient. Clinical diagnosis by detection of HHV 8 in bile and complete remission following antiviral and cytostatic therapy with paclitaxel.

Menges, M

Kaposi's sarcoma of the pancreas mimicking pancreatic cancer in an HIV-infected patient. Clinical diagnosis by detection of HHV 8 in bile and complete remission following antiviral and cytostatic therapy with paclitaxel. [electronic resource] - International journal of pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology Dec 1999 - 193-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

0169-4197

10.1385/IJGC:26:3:193 doi


Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic--therapeutic use
Antiviral Agents--therapeutic use
Bile--virology
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Diagnosis, Differential
HIV Infections--diagnosis
Herpesvirus 8, Human--isolation & purification
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Paclitaxel--therapeutic use
Pancreatic Neoplasms--diagnosis
Radiography, Abdominal
Remission Induction
Sarcoma, Kaposi--diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed