Journal article
Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome With Partial Resection of Tumor, Reduction of Tumor Blood, and Vincristine Chemotherapy
Abstract
Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is a life-threatening and localized consumptive coagulopathy and characterized by profound thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic anemia. The huge tumor is the major cause of rapid platelet destruction, so we supposed that the reduction of tumor could reduce the platelet destruction and improve the clinical condition. In our cases, the vascular tumor occupied one of the extremities, head or face; however, removal of the …
Authors
Shen W; Cui J; Chen J; Zou J; Ji Y; Chen H
Journal
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 215–216
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
1 2010
DOI
10.1097/scs.0b013e3181c51138
ISSN
1049-2275