Kaposi's sarcoma other imaging findings

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]

Overview

Scintigraphy may be helpful in the diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma.

Other Imaging Findings

Nuclear Medicine

• Scintigraphy may be used to differentiate Kaposi's sarcoma from other diseases such as:

• Thallium 201 (Th201) scan is usually positive in both lymphoma and Kaposi sarcoma
• Gallium 67 (Ga67) scan is usually negative in Kaposi sarcoma but positive in lymphoma