Hemangioblastoma cerebeloso y trombocitopenia: reporte de caso
Cerebellar hemangioblastoma and thrombocytopenia: report of one case

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Publication year: 2016

The association between vascular tumors and thrombocytopenia is rare. Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome is seen in childhood and is characterized by hemangiomas and thrombocytopenia. A 42 years-old man with a cerebellar hemangioblastoma and thrombocytopenia, admitted with a subarachnoid hemorrhage is reported. The patient was operated and required a splenectomy to manage the thrombocytopenia. After the splenectomy the patient developed a subdural hematoma that was operated. Despite the surgical treatment, the patient died.

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