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World J Hepatol. Feb 8, 2017; 9(4): 171-179
Published online Feb 8, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i4.171
Hepatic Kaposi sarcoma: A case report and review of the literature
Brett Van Leer-Greenberg, Abhisake Kole, Saurabh Chawla
Brett Van Leer-Greenberg, Abhisake Kole, Saurabh Chawla, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Saurabh Chawla, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
Author contributions: Van Leer-Greenberg B and Kole A contributed significantly to manuscript preparation and revision; Van Leer-Greenberg B and Chawla S contributed significantly to conception, interpretation and revision.
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Correspondence to: Saurabh Chawla, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of Endoscopy, Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Faculty Office Building, 49 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, Suite 431, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States. saurabh.chawla@emory.edu
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Received: August 16, 2016
Peer-review started: August 16, 2016
First decision: October 20, 2016
Revised: November 28, 2016
Accepted: December 13, 2016
Article in press: December 14, 2016
Published online: February 8, 2017
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Core tip: Hepatic Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a clinical presentation that disproportionately affects the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) population. Up to 34% of patients with AIDS and KS have hepatic involvement. Usually hepatic KS is clinically indolent and diagnosed during autopsy. When clinically significant, hepatic KS presents with evidence of liver injury with elevation in bilirubin and liver enzymes, has characteristic findings on imaging and may progress to liver failure and death. Treatment is indicated in patients with progressive and symptomatic hepatic disease in the absence of other etiologies.