Kasabach-Merritt-like phenomenon in a massive uterine leiomyoma presenting with chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation: A case report

• Main Authors: Leo Reap (Author), Kathleen McDonald (Author), Archana Balakrishnan (Author), Cynthia Vakhariya (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: Elsevier, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon is a process where the presence of vascular irregularity within a Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma or tufted angioma leads to constitutive coagulation factor activation and the development of chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). A similar phenomenon has be...