-Neonatal Kasabach-Merritt syndrome healed by complete surgical excision of the angioma-.
BACKGROUND
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is an infrequent combination of a giant hemangioma and severe thrombocytopenia. This syndrome may be life-threatening. There are various but no definitive methods of treatment. We describe here a neonatal case cured by total excision of the tumor.


METHODS
A boy was admitted at birth with a giant hemangioma of the back with thrombocytopenia. Tumor compression, corticosteroids, acetylsalicylic acid and ticlopidine were ineffective. Total surgical excision was performed on day 51, resulting in complete recovery.


CONCLUSIONS
Total surgical excision of a localized hemangioma in a non-functional area is probably the most appropriate and justified treatment for the Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001415:Back; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000627:therapeutic use