Open AccessA rare case of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma presenting as intussusception in a 4-month-old child without Kasabach-Merrit syndrome: A case report
Author(s) -
Jujju Jacob Kurian,
Ravi Kishore,
T. Jacob John,
Harshad Parmer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.142017
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , intussusception (medical disorder) , kasabach–merritt syndrome , hemangioendothelioma , surgery , dermatology , radiology , hemangioma
We report the identification of Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma of the cecum presenting as colocolic intussusception in a 4-month-old boy without Kasabach-Merrit syndrome. To our knowledge this is the first reported case in the literature of such a presentation.