Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma

Mentzel T, Mazzoleni G, Dei Tos AP, et al. Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in adults. Glinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of three cases. Am J Clin Pathol. 1997 108 450-455. 

Arai E, Kuramochi A, Tsuchida T, et al. Usefulness of D2-40 immunohistochemistry for differentiation between kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma. J Cutan Pathol. 2006 33 492-407. 

Sarkar, M., Mulliken, J., Kozakewich, H., Robertson, R., and Burrows, P., Thrombocytopenic coagulopathy (Kassabach-Merritt phenomenon) is associated with kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and not common infantile hemangioma. Plastic Reconstructive Surg., too, 1377-1386, 1997. 

Vin-Christian, K., McCahnont, T., and Freiden, I., Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, an aggressive, locally invasive vascular tumor that can mimic hemangioma of infancy. Arch. Dermatol, 133, 1573-1578, 1997. 

Deb G et al. (1997) A spindle cell (Kaposiform) hemangioendothelioma with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome in an infant successful treatment with a-2a interferon. Med Pediatr Oncol 28 358 361... 

Fig 1.4. a Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma presenting as an edematous purple discoloration of the trunk, b Angiographic findings in the same patient demonstrating a diffuse parenchymal blush with multiple enlarged feeders. (Images provided by Dr. Phillip John, MD)... 

Sarkar M, Mulliken JB, Kozakewich HP et al. (1997) Thrombocytopenic coagulopathy (Kasabach-Meritt phenomenon) is associated with Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma and not with common infantile hemangioma. Plast Reconstr Surg 100 1377-1386... 

Mueller [12] and Enjolras [13] reported that Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is caused hy kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) or tufted angioma. The KMP consists of thrombocy-... 

Hu B, Lachman R, Phillips J, et al. (1998) Kasabach-Merritt syndrome-associated kaposiform hemangioendothelioma successMly treated with cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and actinomycin D. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 20 567-569... 

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