30 June 2011

Kaposi sarcoma

Age: 66 year
Gender: Female
Site: Leg
Duration: One year
Morphology: Asymptomatic, multiple, hard, dark blue-purplish nodules. No L.N or distant metastasis.

Ulcerative-Pigmented BCC


Age: 80 years

Gender: Male
Site: Nose
Duration: 18 months
Morphology: Rounded ulcer (1.5 cm in diameter) with rolled up pigmented border and crusted centre with an easily bleeding tendency. No lymph node involvement.
* Submitted by: Dr. Khalil Al-Hamdi

Nodular BCC

Age: 82 years
Gender: Female
Site: Upper lip
Duration: 2 years
Morphology: An asymptomatic, dome-shaped, slightly crusted, red nodule with rolled up border. Excisional biopsy showed nodular BCC.

Kaposi sarcoma

Age: 56 year
Gender: Male
Site: Limbs
Duration: 9 months
Morphology: Asymptomatic, irregularly-shaped, firm, scaly, purplish plaques and nodules. No lymph node or distant metastasis. HIV antibody was non reactive.

29 June 2011

Acral lentiginous melanoma

Age: 24 year
Gender: Female
Site: Big toe
Duration: > 1 year
Morphology: An asymptomatic, irregular hyperpigmented patch about 2.5 x 2 cm with central crust. No lymph node involvement or distant metastasis.

KS in a patient with CRF

Age: 68 years
Gender: Male
Site: Leg & Foot
Duration: > one year
History: A crippled, wheelchair-bound man with chronic renal failure of more than five years duration. He had many, asymptomatic, hard, purplish nodules and plaques. No lymph node or organ involvement.

Superficial BCC


Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
Site: Face (Upper mandibular area)
Duration: 2 years
Morphology: An asymptomatic, rounded, red plaque with an irregular thready pigmented border. The lesion was slightly pigmented.

17 June 2011

Intra-oral Kaposi sarcoma

Age: 60 year
Gender: Male
Site: Tongue (Ventral surface)
Duration: 8 months
Morphology: Asymptomatic, multiple purple-bluish nodules. No other body sites were affected. HIV-Ab was negative.

11 June 2011

Kaposi sarcoma

Age: 60 year
Gender: Male
Site: Hands & Feet
Duration: < one year
Morphology: Asymptomatic, firm purplish plaques and nodules. No lymph node enlargement or distant metastasis.

07 June 2011

Kaposi sarcoma

Age: 67 year
Gender: Male
Site: Face & Hands
Duration: 9 months
History: Asymptomatic, purplish, infiltrative, firm nodules and plaques confined to the face and hands. No lymph node enlargement or distant metastasis. HIV antibody was non-reactive.

02 June 2011

XP with nodular BCC


Age: 8 years
Gender: Female
Site: Cheek
Duration: One year
History: A girl with diffuse freckling due to XP had a rounded, dome-shaped nodule about 1.5 cm diameter with central crustation. Excisional biopsy revealed BCC.

01 June 2011

Kaposi sarcoma

Age: 73 years
Gender: Female
Sites: Face/ Mouth/ Chest/ Hands & Feet
Duration: One year
History: Asymptomatic, multiple, purplish, widely distributed hard nodules and plaques. No lymph node involvement or distant metastasis.