title: Congenital cutaneous multifocal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma.
abstract: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular neoplasm in children often associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. The tumor usually presents in retroperitoneal location and is rarely present at birth. Cutaneous lesions manifest after birth and must be clinically differentiated from infantile hemangiomas and diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis. Histologically, it bears similarities with Kaposi sarcoma. We present a case of congenital cutaneous multifocal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE).
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Dermatologiche, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gianotti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gelmetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alessi
mesh_terms: D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1