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Kasabach‐Merritt phenomenon following intratumoral hemorrhage: A case report.

Authors :
Yaga, Takeshi
Maekawa, Takanobu
Sakamoto, Kei
Fujino, Akihiro
Miyazaki, Osamu
Kubota, Mitsuru
Ishiguro, Akira
Source :
Pediatrics International. Jan2024, Vol. 66 Issue 1, p1-3. 3p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The article focuses on a case of Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) complicated by the Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) in an infant. Topics include the diagnosis and treatment of KHE with sirolimus, the risks of biopsy-induced hemorrhage in hypervascular tumors, and the management of KMP exacerbation following intratumoral bleeding.

Subjects

Subjects :
*HEMORRHAGE complications
*HEMANGIOMAS
*LEG
*KASABACH-Merritt syndrome
*EDEMA
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*MAGNETIC resonance imaging
*BLOOD-vessel tumors
*THROMBOCYTOPENIA
*NEEDLE biopsy
*RAPAMYCIN
*DISEASE complications

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13288067
Volume :
66
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Pediatrics International
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
181824366
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/ped.15806
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