Giant intracranial Masson's hemangioma. Report of a fatal case.
A giant intracranial Masson's hemangioma (intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia) arising from the meninges occurred in an infant. The outcome was fatal. The associated thrombocytopenia linked Masson's hemangioma to the Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.
D000792:Angiography; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications