[Efficacy of steroid therapy in a case of hepatic hemangioendothelioma in childhood].
Multiple hepatic hemangioendothelioma are vascular lesions of the liver that generally appear in the infancy with hepatomegaly, high output congestive heart failure and cutaneous hemangiomas. Many plans for management (steroid, radiation, hepatic artery ligation, embolization, cyclophosphamide) have been proposed. We report a case in two months old boy of hepatic hemangioendothelioma with arteriovenous shunts and heart congestive failure, successfully treated with steroid.
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Clinica Pediatrica I, Ospedale A. Meyer di Firenze, Italia.
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D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone
Efficacia della terapia steroidea in un caso di emangioendotelioma epatico in età pediatrica.