title: [Efficacy of steroid therapy in a case of hepatic hemangioendothelioma in childhood].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Pediatrica I, Ospedale A. Meyer di Firenze, Italia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Repetto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Procopio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Materassi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Favilli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jenuso
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Efficacia della terapia steroidea in un caso di emangioendotelioma epatico in età pediatrica.