Disseminated intravascular coagulation after surgical excision of cavernous hemangioma.
This report describes the clinical course of a child who had excision of several symptomatic cavernous hemangiomas. Disseminated intravascular coagulation resulted in severe postoperative bleeding. DIC was treated successfully with heparin.
D002648:Child; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000601:surgery*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
D006493:Heparin