Management of disseminated bleeding in a patient with multiple malignomas using rotation thromboleastometry

[english] We report on a case of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome with a histologically diagnosed dedifferentiated angiosarcoma. During operative tumor debulking, a disseminated bleeding developed which required a massive transfusion of red blood cell concentrates and therapeutic plasma. While plasmatic c...

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Main Authors: Kolbenschlag, Jonas, Wittenberg, Gerhard, Lehnhardt, Marcus, Goertz, Ole
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2014-04-01
Series:GMS German Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – Burn and Hand Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/gpras/2014-4/gpras000024.shtml
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Summary:[english] We report on a case of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome with a histologically diagnosed dedifferentiated angiosarcoma. During operative tumor debulking, a disseminated bleeding developed which required a massive transfusion of red blood cell concentrates and therapeutic plasma. While plasmatic coagulation was within normal range, thromboelastometry showed a distinct hyperfibrinolysis. The bleeding was controlled by prolonged cauterisation and the substitution of tranexam acid as well as fresh frozen plasma. As a result of this treatment, hyperfibrinolysis showed complete restitution within a few hours. Histologically, a malignant peripheral nerve sheat tumor, a dedifferentiated angiosarcoma, a spindle cell sarcoma and an osteosarcoma were diagnosed within the tissue samples.
ISSN:2193-7052