Open AccessSymptomatic infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma successfully treated with steroid
Author(s) -
Malay Kumar Dasgupta,
Sushmita Das,
Chaitali Patra,
Shatanik Sarkar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.123099
Subject(s) - medicine , prednisolone , hemangioendothelioma , surgery , radiology
A case of hepatic hemangioendothelioma presenting as congestive cardiac failure in a neonate is being reported which was managed successfully with oral prednisolone, resulting in improvement of symptoms and regression of tumor within 3 months.