Reactivation of Kasabach‐Merritt phenomenon in a young adult with a congenital kaposiform hemangioendothelioma

Abstract

We present the rare case of a young adult who developed late recurrence of Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon in a congenital kaposiform hemangioendothelioma that had been quiescent since infancy. We postulate that the

Adult-onset multifocal kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in the bone marrow, lung, liver, and brain: a case report

“…Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) is a rare, locally aggressive vascular neoplasm classically described in children (1). Reports in adults are rare, but have been described in the literature in approximately 26 cases (2)(3)(4)(5)(6). Its etiology remains unknown.…”