A rare case of cutaneous kaposiform haemangioendothelioma.
Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular neoplasm with a wide anatomical distribution. We describe an unusual case arising in the post-auricular skin of a male infant overlying a ventriculoperitoneal shunt.
McPartlin
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Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.
Ghufoor
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Patel
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SK
Jayaraj
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D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt