Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma complicated by Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon in an infant girl. [PDF]
Key Clinical Message We report a successful treatment course of an infant with mediastinal Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma. As the current complex of diseases is rare and calls for highly specialized treatment, large prospective studies are lacking. This
Helligsø L, Mikkelsen TS, Hvas AM.
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Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma With Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon: Imaging Features and First Experience With Maternal Sirolimus Therapy. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective To describe the prenatal diagnosis, evolution, and perinatal management of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) complicated by the Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon (KMP), and to report the first documented use of maternal sirolimus therapy (MST) in this setting. Methods We retrospectively reviewed four fetuses with a prenatal soft‐tissue
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Bleomycin electrosclerotherapy for kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon in an adult. [PDF]
JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 24, Issue 4, Page 551-553, April 2026.
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A Rare Case of Neonatal Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma With Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon Presenting as an Abdominal Mass Without Cutaneous Manifestations. [PDF]
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare vascular neoplasm that typically presents in infancy or early childhood, classified as a locally aggressive/borderline vascular tumor. It most commonly involves superficial and deep soft tissues, often demonstrating infiltrative growth into adjacent muscle and bone, whereas retroperitoneal or ...
Park SY +5 more
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Efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combined with sirolimus for treating Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon in infants, a retrospective study. [PDF]
Objective This retrospective study aimed to observe the efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with sirolimus in the treatment of haemangioma combined with the Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon (KMP).Methods A total of 11 infants ...
Yin CG +5 more
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Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with fatal income: Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon and hypercalcemia. [PDF]
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare, borderline tumor that typically occurs during early childhood. Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon is a complication characterized by a consumptive coagulopathy resulting from the localized intravascular coagulation ...
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An adult case of thrombocytopenia associated with posterior mediastinal hemangioma suggestive of Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon with uncertain diagnosis. [PDF]
Mediastinal hemangiomas are rare, accounting for 10 years before admission, and during a routine physical examination, a posterior mediastinal mass was observed.
Zhang Y +5 more
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Case Report: Life-threatening Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon in a 2-month-old child. [PDF]
We present a rare case of a 2-month-old girl, born at term, who was admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit for fussiness, increasing abdominal distension, and intermittent diarrhea for one week. She was found to be hypertensive, coagulopathic, and
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Case report: superficial kaposiform hemangioendothelioma without the Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon. [PDF]
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare intermediate-grade malignant vascular tumor that is frequently associated with the Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon (KMP). Cases without KMP are less common and, therefore, prone to misdiagnosis.
Chen Y +4 more
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Case report: Experience of a rare case of rebound of the Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon during sirolimus treatment in kaposiform hemangioendothelioma. [PDF]
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare vascular neoplasm associated with the Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon (KMP), which is a consumptive coagulopathy with associated potentially life-threatening thrombocytopenia.
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