Kasabach-Merritt syndrome complicating a giant hemangioma of the liver: A case report

N. Amsiguine, MD; K. Imrani, MD; S. El Houss, MD; N. Rguieg, MD; I. El Messaoudi, MD; N. Moatassim Billah, PhD; I. Nassar, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Jun 2023)

Kasabach-Merritt syndrome complicating a giant hemangioma of the liver: A case report

N. Amsiguine, MD,
K. Imrani, MD,
S. El Houss, MD,
N. Rguieg, MD,
I. El Messaoudi, MD,
N. Moatassim Billah, PhD,
I. Nassar, PhD

Affiliations

N. Amsiguine, MD: Department of Radiology, Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco; Corresponding author.
K. Imrani, MD: Department of Radiology, Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
S. El Houss, MD: Department of Radiology, Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
N. Rguieg, MD: Department of Anatomopathology, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
I. El Messaoudi, MD: Department of Surgery A, Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
N. Moatassim Billah, PhD: Department of Radiology, Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco
I. Nassar, PhD: Department of Radiology, Hospital Ibn Sina, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 6
pp. 2183 – 2185

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Liver hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors of the liver with a prevalence of 1%-20% according to autopsy series. They can in some cases reach measurable sized. These giant hemangiomas can have fatal complications such as hemorrhaging, intraperitoneal rupture, mass of effect and Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. We report an adult case in which recent right quadrant pain revealed a liver hemangioma associated with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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