[Diffuse hemangiomatosis of the liver and spleen in an adult]

Pathologe. 2001 Nov;22(6):424-8. doi: 10.1007/s002920100491.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Diffuse hemangiomatoses are extremely rare in adults. The etiology and natural history of the disease are not well understood. A case of diffuse hemangiomatosis of the liver and spleen associated with progressive liver failure, thrombocytopenia, and disturbance of blood coagulation (comparable to Kasabach-Merritt syndrome) is presented in a 62-year-old male. We describe the histopathological and immunohistochemical findings and illustrate the morphological aspects of differential diagnosis, distinguishing the disease from other vascular proliferations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endothelium, Vascular / pathology
  • Hemangioma / pathology*
  • Hemangioma, Capillary / pathology
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Spleen / pathology
  • Splenic Neoplasms / pathology*