title: Capillary hemangioma of the liver with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome in a neonate: report of a case.
abstract: Hepatic hemangiomas are benign tumors, and therefore minimally invasive treatment such as irradiation or steroid therapy is often recommended. However, in patients who have a hemangioma complicated by Kasabach-Merritt syndrome, surgical intervention should also be considered because of its confirmative therapeutic effect. We present herein the case of a 32-day-old male infant in whom a huge hepatic hemangioma associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome was treated by surgical intervention together with strong antidisseminated intravascular coagulation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akiyoshi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizote
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome