Giant occipital hemangioendothelioma with thrombocytopenia, anemia, and hypofibrinogenemia. Case report.
The authors describe the total excision of a huge occipital hemangioendothelioma in an infant with thrombocytopenia, hypofibrinogenemia, and anemia; treatment was followed by normalization of platelet count, blood cell count, and level of fibrinogen. Histological and clincial studies support the concept the disseminated intravascular coagulation was related to the thrombocytopenia and coagulation deficits found in this case.
D000347:Afibrinogenemia / Q000209:etiology*; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications; D006257:Head; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*