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Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome
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Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

Abstract

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome is a life-threatening and localized consumption coagulopathy, characterized with profound thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic anemia. The huge tumor is the major cause of rapid platelet destruction, so we supposed the reduction of tumor size could reduce the platelet destruction and improve the clinical condition. In our cases, the vascular tumor occupied one of the extremities, or the head or face. However, removal …

Authors

Shen W; Cui J; Chen J; Zou J; Ji Y; Chen H

Journal

Annals of Plastic Surgery, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 361–363

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

9 2010

DOI

10.1097/sap.0b013e3181bfba1e

ISSN

0148-7043