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Kasabach-Merritt syndrome surgery

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Management of KMS, particularly in severe cases, can be complex and require the joint effort of multiple subspecialists. This is a rare disease with no consensus treatment guidelines or large randomized controlled trials to guide therapy.

Suregry

Suregry

Definitive treatment

Generally, treatment of the underlying vascular tumor results in resolution of KMS. If complete surgical resection is feasible, it provides a good opportunity for cure (although it can be dangerous to operate on a vascular tumor in a patient prone to bleeding, even with appropriate surgical subspecialists involved).

References

References

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]