Infantile cardiac hemangioendothelioma.
A 4-month-old infant with cardiac hemangioendothelioma presented with thrombocytopenia, and pericardial effusion, as well as signs and symptoms of heart failure. This is the first reported case of infantile cardiac hemangioma successfully treated with steroids.
Chang
J S
JS
Department of Pedatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China.
Young
M L
ML
Chuu
W M
WM
Lue
H C
HC
D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D011239:Prednisolone