Transcatheter embolization as a rescue therapy for refractory pelvic kaposiform hemangioendothelioma with Kasabachi–Merritt phenomenon: a case report
Yi Xiong, Qi Di, Sanlin Li, Jiajie Cao, Chenghao Chen, Gang Shen · 2026
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Yi Xiong and co-authors report a ten-month-old girl with a rare vascular tumor deep in her pelvis. The tumor triggered Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon, a dangerous state where blood clots form inside the tumor and platelets crash. Such pelvic tumors are rare, sit near vital organs, and grow invasively, making care hard.
Standard drugs, sirolimus and steroids, failed to control the clotting problem. Doctors then blocked the tumor's blood supply through a catheter, using small particles and coils. Within three days her platelet counts and clotting markers returned to normal. At two years, her clotting stayed normal, the skin rash had cleared, and the tumor had shrunk a lot. The authors present vessel blocking as a rescue option when drugs fail.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yi Xiong, Qi Di, Sanlin Li, Jiajie Cao, Chenghao Chen, Gang Shen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |