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

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.

Kaposi’s sarcoma of the larynx: case series

“…White light nasopharyngeal endoscopy is mandatory and should be followed, if possible, by a NBI endoscopy, given the highly vascular nature of the lesion [ 19 ].…”