| Issue |
J Oral Med Oral Surg
Volume 27, Number 2, 2021
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| Article Number | 31 | |
| Number of page(s) | 3 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/mbcb/2021005 | |
| Published online | 30 March 2021 | |
Short Case Report
Diode laser as local treatment for oral Kaposi's sarcoma in HIV young patient: a case report
1
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Chirurgiche ed Odontoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
2
ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Presidio Ospedaliero San Paolo, Human Pathology Unit, Milan, Italy
* Correspondence: niccolo.lombardi@unimi.it
Received:
19
February
2021
Accepted:
21
February
2021
Introduction: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a malignant mucocutaneous neoplasm caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). Four types of KS exist and, in each of them, the patient could develop skin and visceral lesions. Surgical excision, radiotherapy, intralesional chemotherapy and systemic chemotherapy are widely accepted as treatment options. Observation: The aim of this paper is to present diode laser as minimally invasive procedure in management of oral KS. We report here a case of multiple oral lesions of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated KS, which has been solely treated with diode laser. Discussion: There is no bibliography on local treatment of oral KS with diode laser and this clinical case appears to be the first regarding this technique. Conclusion: This conservative approach, in association with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), is safe and effective, shows fewer side effects than chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical excision and may be evaluated as potential treatment for oral KS.
Key words: Kaposi's sarcoma / diode laser / oral cancer / HIV
© The authors, 2021
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