Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare disease characterized by multifocal venous malformations that can affect any organ or tissue. Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon (KMP) is a serious and extremely rare complication of BRBNS. This report describes a neonate with BRBNS with KMP who was successfully diagnosed and treated with low-dose sirolimus and glucocorticoids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastrointestinal schwannoma is a rare, slow-growing and benign tumor that mostly originates in the Auerbach myenteric nerve plexus in the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical manifestations may be associated with the location, size, differentiation type, and degree of malignancy of the tumor. Endoscopy, ultrasound and imaging examinations serve an important auxiliary role in the clinical identification, diagnosis and differential diagnosis of lesions; assessment of risk; and preparation for surgery.
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