Published March 1997
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Journal article
Kaposi's sarcoma of the small intestine after renal transplantation : radiological and endoscopic findings
- 1. Taejon St. Mary's Hospital, the Catholic Univ. of Korea, Taejon (Korea, Republic of)
Description
A case of Kaposi's sarcoma involving the small bowel two years after receiving a renal transplant is described. Immunosuppression had been achieved using cyclosporine A and prednisolone. Lesions extended from the duodenum to the ileum;radiologically, they were demonstrated on small bowel follow-through study and computed tomography as multiple small nodular intraluminal masses with or without central umbilication, and endoscopically, were seen as intramural mucosal elevations with a central crater-like ulceration
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
- Journal Volume
- 36
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- 10 refs., 3 figs
- Journal Page Range
- p. 469-472
- ISSN
- 0301-2867
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 32033697
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CYCLOSPORINE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; KIDNEYS; PREDNISOLONE; SARCOMAS; SMALL INTESTINE; TRANSPLANTS
- Descriptors DEC
- ABSORPTION; ADRENAL HORMONES; BODY; CORTICOSTEROIDS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; DRUGS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONES; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUGS; INTESTINES; KETONES; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PEPTIDES; PREGNANES; PROTEINS; RADIOLOGY; SORPTION; STEROID HORMONES; STEROIDS; TOMOGRAPHY; UPTAKE