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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 137-139 |
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Orbital kaposi sarcoma in a female retroviral disease negative nigerian and a review of literature
Rita O Momoh1, Eno A Chude1, Evaristus O Oboh2, Darlington E Obaseki3
1 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
2 Department of Radiotherapy, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
3 Department of Pathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Rita O Momoh
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/njo.njo_11_18
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An orbital location of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is rare, and none has been reported in Nigeria to the best of our knowledge. We report the multidisciplinary management of a case; a 50-year-old human immune-deficiency virus, seronegative female who presented with a painless, progressive swelling of the left eye of two years duration that was histologically confirmed as orbital KS. Occurrence of KS in the orbit is rare; we highlight the need for a very high index of suspicion for this tumor as well as the challenges of managing this unsightly indolent tumor in Nigeria.
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