title: [Cerebellar hemangioblastoma and thrombocytopenia: Report of one case].
abstract: The association between vascular tumors and thrombocytopenia is rare. Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome is seen in childhood and is characterized by hemangiomas and thrombocytopenia. A 42 years-old man with a cerebellar hemangioblastoma and thrombocytopenia, admitted with a subarachnoid hemorrhage is reported. The patient was operated and required a splenectomy to manage the thrombocytopenia. After the splenectomy the patient developed a subdural hematoma that was operated. Despite the surgical treatment, the patient died.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patiño G
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D059885:Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed