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MeSH Supplementary: Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma
Unique ID: C537007
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C537007
Entry Term(s): Congenital cutaneous multifocal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma; Kaposiform hemangio-endothelioma
Registry Numbers: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Hemangioendothelioma; *Sarcoma, Kaposi; *Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome
Frequency: 199
Note: A rare, locally aggressive vascular neoplasm that primarily occurs in childhood. It originates on the skin and is characterized by one or multiple masse; it is often comorbid with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome and lymphangiomatosis. The viscera is usually not affected, but invasion of bone, retroperitoneum, and MEDIASTINUM has occured in some cases. No metastases have been reported.
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2016/07/19

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