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Herein, we report a case of diffuse hemangiomatosis in the liver and spleen accompanied by KMS in a 59-year-old woman who carried two novel heterozygous CTC1 variants: c.435+9A&amp;gt;C and c.3074C&amp;gt;T (p.Ala1025Val). Using next-generation sequencing, we detected mutations in the <jats:italic>CTC1<\/jats:italic> gene in our patient, who had chief complaints of fatigue and abdominal distension complicated by severe thrombocytopenia and consumptive coagulopathy. Clinical symptoms, laboratory tests, and imaging findings led to the diagnosis of diffuse hepatic and splenic hemangiomatosis accompanied by KMS. The patient was treated with prednisone, thalidomide, and sirolimus, and her general condition was ameliorated at the 4-month follow-up with improved platelet count and coagulation function. A <jats:italic>CTC1<\/jats:italic> gene mutation may be involved in the pathological process of vascular diseases. 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