TITLE:
Tonsillar Kaposi Sarcoma in a HIV-Negative Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
AUTHORS:
Mohammad Saleh Alzahrani, Alzahrani Mohammed Atiah, Khalid Ali Alqahtani, Wardh Mohammed, Mohammed S. Alahmari, Ali Jaber Asiry, Ghada Ahmed Bin Abbas
KEYWORDS:
Case Report, Kaposi Sarcoma, Tonsillar Mass, Tonsillectomy
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.14 No.3,
May
22,
2025
ABSTRACT: Tonsillar Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) is an extremely rare malignancy associated with HIV-positive individuals and usually affects the skin. The most common causative agent is the human herpes virus type 8. Through the literature, there are few case reports about KS with no association with HIV. This case report describes a unique presentation of a 40-year-old healthy male, HIV-negative, managed successfully with tonsillectomy alone and was histopathologically diagnosed as unilateral tonsillar KS.