Kaposi sarcoma after bilateral lung transplantation.

We describe radiologic findings in 2 patients and 18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography findings in 1 patient who developed Kaposi sarcoma of the lung after bilateral lung transplantation. These findings included lung nodules, mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy, and pleural fluid.

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