Successful treatment of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome arising from kaposiform hemangioendothelioma by systemic corticosteroid therapy and surgery

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 512-516

  Jiang, Run Song ^a   Hu, Rong ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma; Kasabach Merritt syndrome; Surgery; Systemic corticosteroid

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PEPTIDE; PREDNISOLONE; SPLEEN AMINOPEPTIDE; THYMOSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; KAPOSIFORM HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; MALE; PETECHIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BRUISING; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BETAMETHASONE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; KASABACH-MERRITT SYNDROME; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

EID: 84869509818     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: 14377772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-011-0321-4     Document Type: Article

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