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Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome

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Definition: Rapidly growing vascular lesion along the midline axis of the neck, upper trunk, and extremities that is characterized by CONSUMPTION COAGULOPATHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; and HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. It is often associated with infantile Kaposiform HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA and other vascular tumors such as tufted ANGIOMA.      Other names Thrombocytopenia-Hemangioma Syndromes; Thrombocytopenia Hemangioma Syndrome; Syndromes, Thrombocytopenia-Hemangioma; Syndromes, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia; Syndrome, Thrombocytopenia-Hemangioma; Syndrome, Kasabach-Merritt; Syndrome, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia; Phenomenon, Kasabach-Merritt; Kasabach Merritt Syndrome; Kasabach Merritt Phenomenon; Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndromes; Thrombocytopenia-Hemangioma Syndrome; Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon; Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome
 
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Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma  0   *Hemangioendothelioma *Sarcoma, Kaposi *Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome.

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