title: Neuroembolization of metastatic Merkel cell cancer to the face for treatment of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.
abstract: Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is defined as a consumptive thrombocytopenia in the presence of a highly vascular tumor. Multiple treatment options, including transarterial embolization, have been described. We demonstrate that transarterial embolization is a viable option in the treatment of a rapidly progressive and debilitating Merkel cell tumor metastasizing to the head and neck presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.
authors: Department of Radiology,  UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey,  USA.
authors: Jason Huang
authors: JH
authors: Lee
authors: Sudipta
authors: S
authors: Roychowdhury
authors: Michael J
authors: MJ
authors: Nissenblatt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001706:Biopsy; D015266:Carcinoma, Merkel Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059885:Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed