Successful treatment of kasabach-merritt syndrome with vincristine and diagnosis of the hemangioma using three-dimensional imaging

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 375-380

  Hara, Keiichi ^a   Yoshida, Tomoaki ^a   Kajiume, Teruyuki ^a   Ohno, Norioki ^a   Kawaguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Kobayashi, Masao ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kasabach Merritt syndrome; Three dimensional computed tomography; Vincristine

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEMOGLOBIN; NAFAMSTAT MESILATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; GUANIDINES; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 68449098544     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010902976643     Document Type: Article

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