Successful treatment of kasabach-merritt phenomenon arising from kaposiform hemangioendothelioma by sirolimus

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 72-73

  Wang, Zuopeng ^a   Li, Kai ^a   Dong, Kuiran ^a   Xiao, Xianmin ^a   Zheng, Shan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROPRANOLOL; RAPAMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

CANCER GROWTH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FACE TUMOR; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; KAPOSIFORM HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; KASABACH MERRITT SYNDROME; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; INFANT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; KASABACH-MERRITT SYNDROME;

FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; KASABACH-MERRITT SYNDROME; PLATELET COUNT; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SIROLIMUS;

EID: 84920599624     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000068     Document Type: Letter

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