Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma causing intestinal obstruction
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Intestinal obstruction due to kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in a 1-month-old infant
RATIONALE Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is an aggressive vascular tumor, mainly occurring in infants and young children and previously reported cases were mainly cutaneous or visceral form. Intestinal kaposiform hemangioma was first reported in 2012. Intestinal type KHE showed better prognosis if the lesion was limited in the gastrointestinal tract and coagulopathy was not accompanied. ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2213-5766
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2017.09.006