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. 2009 Apr 21;467(9):2464–2471. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-0838-2

Table 3.

Treatment options for kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in the absence of Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon

Regimen Outcome (number of cases) Reference
ANED AWD DOD
Interferon 2 [16, 34]
Steroids 3 [1, 22, 34]
Interferon/steroids 1 [22]
Vincristine/steroids 3 [22]
Observation 6 [22, 34]
Excision 15 [3, 10, 16, 34, 35, 43]
Excision/radiation 1 [24]
Excision/neoadjuvant therapy of some type 28 [40]

ANED = alive with no evidence of disease; AWD = alive with disease; DOD = died of disease.