Clinical Study
False-Negative Results of Endoscopic Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Kaposi’s Sarcoma in HIV-Infected Patients
Table 2
Macroscopic appearances of GI-KS on endoscopy according to the GI site (
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| | GI site | Patches () | Polypoid () | SMT () | SMT with ulcer () | Bulky tumor () |
| | Upper GI | 15 (37.5%) | 0 | 33 (71.7%) | 19 (73.1%) | 0 | | Esophagus | 3 (7.5%) | 0 | 1 (2.2%) | 0 | 0 | | Stomach | 4 (10.0%) | 0 | 18 (39.1%) | 10 (38.5%) | 0 | | Duodenum | 8 (20.0%) | 0 | 14 (30.4%) | 9 (34.6%) | 0 | | Lower GI | 25 (62.5%) | 1 (100%) | 13 (28.3%) | 7 (26.9%) | 3 (100%) | | Ileum | 5 (12.5%) | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Right-side colon | 9 (22.5%) | 0 | 6 (13.0%) | 5 (19.2%) | 0 | | Left-side colon | 5 (12.5%) | 0 | 6 (13.0%) | 1 (3.9%) | 0 | | Rectum | 6 (15.0%) | 0 | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (3.9%) | 3 (100%) |
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GI: gastrointestinal; SMT: submucosal tumor.
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