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Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a vascular tumor of intermediate malignant behavior. It is also known as Kaposi-like hemangioendothelioma. Although still often classified as separate nosological entities, kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted hemangioma are becoming increasingly recognized as a spectrum of the same pathology.
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Mocellin, S. (2021). Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma. In: Soft Tissue Tumors . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58710-9_141
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