title: Surgical treatment of a huge kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in the chest wall: A case study.
abstract: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, a rare vascular pediatric tumor often associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon, is characterized by severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy. Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a severe disease and may progress quickly, resulting in a high mortality. However, standard treatment regimens for Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon have not yet been established. We reported here an infant with a large congenital kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in his chest wall who responded extremely well to surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hemangioma & Vascular Malformation, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaonan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Department of Hemangioma & Vascular Malformation, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yubin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Department of Hemangioma & Vascular Malformation, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Changxian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dong
keywords: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma; Kasabach–Merritt phenomenon; coagulopathy; surgical excision; therapy; thrombocytopenia