Adult Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome due to Hepatic Giant Hemangioma
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Adult Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome due to Hepatic Giant Hemangioma
Cavernous hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the liver. They can reach enormous sizes and cause various complications. Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is a rare but serious complication characterized by consumptive coagulopathy caused by the hemangioma; mortality rate ranges between 10 and 37%. More than 80% of cases occur within the first year of life. Goals of the treatment are to con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000242420