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  • Title: Neonatal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma of the spleen associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon.
    Author: Shabtaie SA, Wang B, Owyong M, Ruiz-Mesa C, Corrales-Medina FF, Rojas CP, Infante JC, Neville HL, Perez EA, Sola JE, Hogan AR.
    Journal: J Pediatr Surg; 2016 Jun; 51(6):1047-50. PubMed ID: 27342010.
    Abstract:
    Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare locally aggressive vascular tumor that usually manifests during early childhood. Typically the lesion presents with skin, soft tissue and bone involvement and is characterized histologically by ill-defined nodularity and the presence of spindle cells with resemblance to Kaposi's sarcoma. We report a rare neonatal case of a splenic kaposiform hemangioendothelioma associated with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon that was diagnosed with radiographic imaging. Because of the rapid onset of thrombocytopenia and anemia, the patient required urgent splenectomy with subsequent resolution of the blood dyscrasias.
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