title: Expansile kaposiform hemangioendothelioma deformed thoracic cage in an adult.
abstract: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a vascular tumor that commonly presents as a cutaneous mass, is observed in children, and is associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon. Herein we report a case of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with chest wall deformity in an adult who did not show the Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon or cutaneous lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first case of asymptomatic kaposiform hemangioendothelioma arising from the pleura and deforming the chest wall. The patient was treated with tumor excision and chest wall reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chien-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tung-Ming
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Jau-Yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liau
authors.forename: Yih-Leong
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hong-Shiee
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Jang-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D059885:Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000150:complications*; D035441:Thoracic Wall; D055815:Young Adult
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