SİNAN TURKKAN, MAHMUT SUBASİ, FATMANUR CELİK BASARAN, M FURKAN SAHİN, ALKİN YAZİCİOGLU, FUNDA DEMİRAG, ERDAL YEKELER
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation - 2022;20(5):537-540
Skin cancers are among the rarely seen complications after solid-organ transplant. Kaposi sarcoma invasion to an allograft is an uncommon condition. In this study, we present a case of Kaposi sarcoma in a 58-year-old patient diagnosed at 8 months after bilateral sequential lung transplant due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Kaposi sarcoma showed rapid progression despite immunosuppressive drug modification, resulting in lung involvement and respiratory failure. Rapid and complete improvement was achieved with rapid diagnosis and aggressive treatment that included combined chemotherapy after surgery. The patient presented with no complications from Kaposi sarcoma at month 26 after transplant.
