title: Vascular neoplasm in a newborn male.
abstract: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma was initially described in 1979 and is a rare pediatric vascular tumor that may be associated with Kasabach-Merrit phenomenon. We present a newborn boy who had a large vascular lesion over his left iliac crest without evidence of retroperitoneal involvement or inguinal lymphadenopathy. We briefly review the neoplasm's unique characteristics, histopathology, prognosis, and treatments.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dermatology, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA. cynthiajburk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cynthia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Burk
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bangert
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D001706:Biopsy; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*