Successful multimodal therapy for kaposiform hemagioendothelioma complicated by Kasabach-Merritt

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 295-305

  Blei, Francine ^a   Karp, Nolan ^a   Rofsky, Neil ^a   Rosen, Robert ^a   Greco, M Alba ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemangioendothelioma; Kasabach Merritt phenomenon

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; AMINOCAPROIC ACID; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; VINCRISTINE;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOSARCOMA; HUMAN; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0031836890     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019809014013     Document Type: Review

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