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Successful treatment with interferon alfa in infiltrating angiolipoma: a case presenting with Kasabach-Merritt syndrome
C Akyüz1,
S Emir1,
M Büyükpamukçu1,
N Büyükpamukçu2,
M Ça
lar3,
G Kale3,
Ü Çali
kan4
1 Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
3 Department of Pediatric Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
4 Department of Pediatrics, Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey
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Dr S Emir, 58.sokak 41/6 Emek, 06510 Ankara, Turkey;
emirs{at}ttnet.net.tr
We report a case of infiltrating angiolipoma who presented with a large mass on the shoulder and the signs of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome. She improved dramatically within one month and the mass completely disappeared after six months of interferon treatment.
Keywords: infiltrating angiolipoma; interferon alfa; Kasabach-Merritt syndrome
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