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Transcatheter Arterial Embolization in A Newborn with Cervical Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma and Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon.
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  • Ying Hsuan Peng,
  • Ming Chih Lin,
  • Yeak Wun Quek,
  • Wei Li Liu,
  • Ting Yu Lin,
  • Sheng Ling Jan
Ying Hsuan Peng
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital

Corresponding Author:pengyh0823@gmail.com

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Ming Chih Lin
Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
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Yeak Wun Quek
Chung Shan Medical University Hospital
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Wei Li Liu
Department of Pediatrics, Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital
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Ting Yu Lin
Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
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Sheng Ling Jan
Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
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Abstract

We report a case of a 9-day-old newborn who underwent arterial embolization for Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) with Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP), combined with sirolimus treatment, and the outcome was favorable. To the best of our knowledge, there are no case reports of such small infants undergoing arterial embolization to treat KHE. Our successful experience of treating KHE with KMP showed that transcatheter arterial embolization is feasible and can be used as an alternative to surgical resection, even in small infants.