Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma of the mediastinum in a 7-month-old boy: a case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1486-1488

  Iwami, Daiji ^a   Shimaoka, Satoru ^a   Mochizuki, Izumi ^a   Sakuma, Tsutomu ^a  

^a Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interferon alfa 2a; Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma; Kasabach Merritt syndrome; Mediastinum

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; KAPOSIFORM HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME; VASCULAR TUMOR;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 33746049804     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.04.013     Document Type: Article

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