Tanaka Ryo, Inagawa Kiichi, Kanomata Naoki, Hata Jiro, Fujimoto Wataru
Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan;
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan;
J Dermatol Case Rep. 2015 Jun 30;9(2):52-4. doi: 10.3315/jdcr.2015.1201.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) in children is often clinically misdiagnosed as hemangioma or vascular malformation. Ultrasonography and color Doppler imaging are useful noninvasive tools for the diagnosis of skin tumors and may help distinguish DFSP from other vascular skin lesions in children.