To the Editor:Kasabach-Merritt syndrome(KMS)is a very rare life-threatening aggressive vascular tumor that is related to Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma.It is characterized by thrombocytopenia and i...To the Editor:Kasabach-Merritt syndrome(KMS)is a very rare life-threatening aggressive vascular tumor that is related to Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma.It is characterized by thrombocytopenia and intravascular coagulation that occasionally develops into disseminated intravascular coagulation.[1,2]A rare incidence of diffuse infiltrative pancreatic hemangioma with a high possibility of missed diagnosis of KMS makes it a fatal disease.Here,we described a case diagnosed with diffuse infiltrative hemangioma(DIH)of pancreas accompanied by KMS and provided ultrasonic data for early and accurate diagnosis,and successful treatment experiences with sirolimus.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from the Medical and Health Science and Technology Development Project of Shandong Province(No.2018WS261)。
文摘To the Editor:Kasabach-Merritt syndrome(KMS)is a very rare life-threatening aggressive vascular tumor that is related to Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma.It is characterized by thrombocytopenia and intravascular coagulation that occasionally develops into disseminated intravascular coagulation.[1,2]A rare incidence of diffuse infiltrative pancreatic hemangioma with a high possibility of missed diagnosis of KMS makes it a fatal disease.Here,we described a case diagnosed with diffuse infiltrative hemangioma(DIH)of pancreas accompanied by KMS and provided ultrasonic data for early and accurate diagnosis,and successful treatment experiences with sirolimus.
