Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-113

  Fernandez Y ^a   Bernabeu Wittel, M ^a   Garcia Morillo J S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hemangioendothelioma; Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma; Kasabach Merritt phenomenon; Vascular tumors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HEPARIN; INTERFERON; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PREDNISONE; TICLOPIDINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPOSIFORM HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; VASCULAR TUMOR;

HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 62649141841     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.06.008     Document Type: Review

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