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MRI and CT of a haemangioma of the mandible in Kasabach-Merritt syndrome

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Since the description in 1940 of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome (KMS) in patients with capillary haemangiomas, several other vascular tumours have been recognised as possible causes of this coagulopathy. The literature suggests a specific histological pattern of vascular tumours responsible for KMS, excluding capillary haemangioma [1]. There is an extensive literature on, haemangiomas accompanied by thrombocytopenia, and imaging of thrombosis in the lesion, especially cavernous haemangioma of the liver. However, no report has described a haemangioma of the mandible in the acute stage of the coagulopathy, or serial examinations of such a lesion. We report the features of a mandible lesion with KMS and discusses the interpretations of the changes observed.

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  1. MRI Department, Kinderspital, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland Tel.: + 41-2 66 78 28, Fax: + 41-2 66 71 53, , , , , , CH

    C. Panow & E. Martin

  2. Oncology Department, Kinderspital, Zurich, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    C. Berger

  3. Radiology Department, Kinderspital, Zurich, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    U. Willi

  4. Neuroradiology Department, Uni-Spital, Zurich, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    A. Valavanis

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Received: 2 July 1999/Accepted: 12 July 1999

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Panow, C., Berger, C., Willi, U. et al. MRI and CT of a haemangioma of the mandible in Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. Neuroradiology 42, 215–217 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050050

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