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A Case of Giant Hemangioma with Thrombocytopenia
- Source :
- Acta Paediatrica. 52:410-416
- Publication Year :
- 1963
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 1963.
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Abstract
- SUMMARY Description of a case of large hemangioma with thrombocytopenia, hemorrhage, and anemia, reacting well to X-ray treatment. Forty-nine cases from the literature are reviewed. These show-great variation in the localisation and histological findings, clinical course and type of treatment. This disease should not be regarded as harmless in view of the possibility of serious hemorrhages and the not negligible chance of underlying malignancy. An acceptable concept, combining regression of the tumor and simultaneous increase in platelet count, is not known. Until now, radiation treatment and surgical removal of the tumor have been the only successful methods of treatment. Where possible, surgical treatment is to be preferred, since high doses of radiation seem to be required and relapses may follow. In some cases spontaneous regression appears to occur. Fibrinogenopenia of not fully understood etiology has been noted in some cases.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Anemia
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Infant
Giant Hemangioma
General Medicine
Disease
medicine.disease
Malignancy
Thrombocytopenia
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Surgery
Hemangioma
Hemangioma, Cavernous
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
High doses
Etiology
Humans
business
Surgical treatment
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16512227 and 08035253
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Paediatrica
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c301aba3b1640e4e8dcbc7f5e4546d8e
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1963.tb03799.x