Angiosarcoma variant of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 731-734

  Alliot, Carol ^a   Tribout, Bruno ^a   Barrios, Marta ^a   Gontier, Marie Francine ^a  

^a Departments of Neurology   (United States)

Author keywords

Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Haemangiosarcoma; Keywords; Liver neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN;

AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HEMOPERITONEUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AUTOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034975651     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200106000-00020     Document Type: Article

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