Microscopic kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with extensive lymphangiomatosis: An extraordinary example of an unusual entity

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 297-302

  Low, Irene C ^a   Yang, Rita Y T ^b   Symmans, Pennie J ^b  

^a PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

hemangioendothelioma; Kaposiform; Kasabach Merritt; lymphangiomatosis

Indexed keywords

CD31 ANTIGEN; CD34 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPOSIFORM HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS; MICROSCOPY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE;

HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; KAPOSIFORM; KASABACH-MERRITT; LYMPHANGIOMATOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; KASABACH-MERRITT SYNDROME; LYMPHANGIOMA; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84878260960     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896912464050     Document Type: Article

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