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Hemangioma associated with thrombocytopenia is a relatively rare occurrence.
The first case was described in 1940 by Kasabach and Merritt, who used X-ray therapy as
radium implants in the treatment of hemangioma on the affected infant. The tumor regressed
and the platelet count rose to normal. Mechanical sequestration of platelets in the vascular
channels of the hemangioma is believed to be the mechanism of... |
