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Mediastinal Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma and Kasabach-Merritt Phenomenon in a Patient with no Skin Changes and a Normal Chest CT

Matthew B. WallensteinDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Michael K. HoleDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
, BA,
Chad McCarthyDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
, MD,
Natalia FijalkowskiDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
, BA,
Michael JengDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
, MD &
Wendy B. WongDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
, MD
Pages 563-567 | Received 08 Jul 2013, Accepted 11 Jul 2013, Published online: 18 Sep 2013

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