Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with distant lymphangiomatosis without an association to Kasabach-Merritt-Syndrome in a female adult!

Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma in a Newborn with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma of Abdominal Wall Associated with Kasabach-Merritt in A Newborn with Dramatic Response to Sirolimus and Vincristine

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Surgical treatment of a huge kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in the chest wall: A case study

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, a rare vascular pediatric tumor often associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon, is characterized by severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy. Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a severe disease and may progress quickly, resulting in a high mortality. However, standard treatment regimens for Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon have not yet been established...

A new successful combination therapy with atenolol and prednisolone for Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

Kasabach-merritt syndrome is a rare life-threatening syndrome associated with vascular tumors such as tufted angioma and kaposiform hemangioendothelioma. For this syndrome, there exist a few treatment modalities with variable results. For many years, corticosteroids have been employed in the first-line therapy. Nowadays, on the other hand, β blockers such as propranolol have been used owing to ...

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon: successful treatment with embolization and vincristine in two newborns.

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare vascular tumor and has a high mortality in newborns when associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS). In two newborns with KHE and severe KMS refractory to medical treatment, emergency embolization led to clinical improvement in the acute neonatal setting by reducing tumor volume, increasing the platelet count, and improving other clotting par...