Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma presenting antenatally with a pericardial effusion

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 761-763

  Walsh, Mark A ^a   Carcao, Manuel ^a   Pope, Elena ^a   Lee, Kyong Jin ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemangioma; Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma; Kasabach Merritt; Pericardial effusion

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPOSIFORM HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; LARYNGOSCOPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT;

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 58149242853     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318175c244     Document Type: Article

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