Giant hepatic hemangioma associated with Kasabach-Merrit syndrome

Giant hepatic hemangioma associated with Kasabach-Merrit syndrome

Hepatic hemangioma is the most frequent liver's tumor. The majority are small, asymptomatic and have an excellent prognosis. Those larger than 5 cm can be associated to a consumptive coagulopathy called Kasabach-Merrit syndrome. We present a patient with a giant hepatic hemangioma with multiple...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista española de enfermedades digestivas 2008-08, Vol.100 (8), p.511-513
Hauptverfasser: Valdés Mas, M, Ortiz Sánchez, M L, Rodrigo Agudo, J L, Miras López, M, Pons Miñano, J A, Carballo Alvarez, F
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Sprache:spa
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Adult
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation - complications
Hemangioma - complications
Hemangioma - pathology
Humans
Liver Neoplasms - complications
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Male
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Zusammenfassung:Hepatic hemangioma is the most frequent liver's tumor. The majority are small, asymptomatic and have an excellent prognosis. Those larger than 5 cm can be associated to a consumptive coagulopathy called Kasabach-Merrit syndrome. We present a patient with a giant hepatic hemangioma with multiple hemangimatosis associated to Kasabach-Merrit syndrome.
ISSN:1130-0108