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How we use angiopoietin‐2 in the diagnosis and management of vascular anomalies

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, Volume 71, Issue 5, May 2024.
Abstract The diagnosis of vascular anomalies remains challenging due to significant clinical heterogeneity and uncertain etiology. Evaluation using biopsy and/or genetic testing for somatic variants is invasive, expensive, and prone to sampling error. There is great need for noninvasive and easily measured blood laboratory biomarkers that can aid not ...
Elissa R. Engel, Timothy D. Le Cras, Kiersten W. Ricci   +2 more
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Haemangioma with thrombocytopenia (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome)

, 1983
We describe two patients with haemangioma with thrombocytopenia (Kasabach-Merritt syndrome). Both were treated with corticosteroids without notable improvement.
Stevens, R. F., David, T. J., Evans, D. I.   +2 more
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Successful Treatment of Mild Pediatric Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon with Propranolol Monotherapy

Case Reports in Hematology, 2014
Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is relatively rare in childhood and adolescents with high mortality rate because of its hemorrhagic complications and unresponsiveness to treatments such as corticosteroids, vincristine, intravascular embolization, and ...
Worawut Choeyprasert, Rungrote Natesirinilkul, Pimlak Charoenkwan   +2 more
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Efficacy Evaluation of Low-level Sirolimus-Based Regimens in Infants with Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon-A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study

For the life-threatening Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP), sirolimus-based regimen was superior to conventional treatment, providing faster response and fewer severe adverse events. Crucially, a lower sirolimus trough level (
Yu, Lihua
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Very rare mediastinal location of Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma: A case report and a brief review of the previously published cases [PDF]

Scripta Medica, 2020
Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare, locally invasive vascular tumour that is commonly associated with the Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP).
Đuričić Slaviša M., Sarajlija Adrijan, Đokić Dragomir, Simić Radoje   +3 more
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Hepatic Hemangioma with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome in an Adult Patient

, 2016
Hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the liver. They are generally asymptomatic, but giant hemangiomas can lead to abdominal discomfort, bleeding, or obstructive symptoms.
Chung Hwan Jun, Sung Bum Cho, Sung Kyu Choi, Eun Ae Cho, Hyun Soo Kim, Jong Sun Rew, Young Eun Joo, Chang Hwan Park, Chan Young Oak, Du Hyun Lee   +9 more
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Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma: current knowledge and future perspectives

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020
Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare vascular neoplasm with high morbidity and mortality. The initiating mechanism during the pathogenesis of KHE has yet to be discovered.
Yi Ji, Siyuan Chen, Kaiying Yang, Chunchao Xia, Li Li   +4 more
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Angiosarcoma associated with Kasabach–Merritt syndrome presenting with typical signs and symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Angiosarcoma is a rapidly proliferating vascular tumor that originates in endothelial cells of vessels. Rarely, it can be associated with consumptive coagulopathy due to disseminated intravascular coagulation eventually leading to ...
Ahmad Talha Tariq, Syed Murtaza Hassan Kazmi, Shahzad Riyaz, Zafar Ali   +3 more
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Kasabach–Merritt Phenomenon Associated with Congenital Hydrocephalus: A Case Report

Indian Pediatrics Case Reports
Background: Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is a rare condition characterized by thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy in the setting of rapidly expanding vascular tumors.
Kritika Goel, Tanu Jhajhria, Hema Gupta Mittal, Bijoy Patra   +3 more
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Letter, Merritt, George to Paulina T. Merritt

, 2021
Handwritten letter from George Merritt addressed to 'Lina' (Paulina Merritt), March 23, 1890.
Merritt, Paulina T., 1831-1921
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