D-dimer evaluation of hemorrhagic orbital lymphangioma.
An 8-year-old boy with recurrent acute bleeding of lymphangioma of the left orbit is described. D-dimer levels increased as the size of the mass became stable, showing the effect of fibrinolysis within the hemorrhagic mass after clotting. D-dimer levels confirmed the possible use of conservative management of this lymphangioma.
Department of Pediatrics, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Elena
E
Rizzardi
Thea
T
Tagliaferro
Deborah
D
Snijders
Federica
F
Bertuola
Frederica
F
Spolaore
Paolo
P
Simioni
Pierpaolo
P
Maimone
Luisa
L
Pinello
Monica
M
Mazzarolo
Angelo
A
Barbato
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D