Management of a Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma of the kidney with Kasabach-Meritt phenomenon without chemotherapy

• Main Authors: Mya Soe Nwe (Author), Marc Weijie Ong (Author), Joyce Ching Mei Lam (Author), Kenneth Tou-En Chang (Author), Marielle V. Fortier (Author), Olivia Wijeweera (Author), Ah Moy Tan (Author), Amos Hong Pheng Loh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a benign vascular tumour. While it is not associated with distant spread, it can be locally aggressive and associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS). There were only 2 prior reports of KHE isolated to the kidney, with both having been managed with neoa...