Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: An aggressive, locally invasive vascular tumor that can mimic hemangioma of infancy

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 133, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1573-1578

  Vin Christian, Kirsten ^a   McCalmont, Timothy H ^a   Frieden, Ilona J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR GROWTH; VASCULAR TUMOR;

EID: 0030735691     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.133.12.1573     Document Type: Article

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