TY - JOUR
T1 - Transarterial embolization of a scalp hemangioma presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome
T2 - Case report
AU - Wolfe, Stacey Quintero
AU - Farhat, Hamad
AU - Elhammady, Mohamed Samy
AU - Moftakhar, Roham
AU - Aziz-Sultan, Mohammad Ali
PY - 2009/11/1
Y1 - 2009/11/1
N2 - A 2-month-old infant presented with an enlarging scalp hemangioma and consumptive coagulopathy. The patient became severely thrombocytopenic despite medical treatment. Transarterial embolization with Onyx was performed with significant reduction in the size of the tumor and complete resolution of the thrombocytopenia within 12 hours. Onyx embolization appears to be an excellent treatment option for hemangiomas presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome that are unresponsive to standard medical therapy.
AB - A 2-month-old infant presented with an enlarging scalp hemangioma and consumptive coagulopathy. The patient became severely thrombocytopenic despite medical treatment. Transarterial embolization with Onyx was performed with significant reduction in the size of the tumor and complete resolution of the thrombocytopenia within 12 hours. Onyx embolization appears to be an excellent treatment option for hemangiomas presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome that are unresponsive to standard medical therapy.
KW - Consumptive coagulopathy
KW - Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer
KW - Hemangioma
KW - Kasabach-Merritt syndrome
KW - Onyx
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U2 - 10.3171/2009.6.PEDS08363
DO - 10.3171/2009.6.PEDS08363
M3 - Article
C2 - 19877779
AN - SCOPUS:70449673058
VL - 4
SP - 453
EP - 457
JO - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
SN - 1933-0707
IS - 5
ER -