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March 4, 2026Archives of Plastic Surgery0 citationsOpen Access

Novel Evaluation Method for Differentiating Dermatofibrosarcoma and Keloids

Introduction of a Novel Evaluation Method for the Differential Diagnosis of Truncal Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans and Keloids

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AIAsako IidaHKHiroaki KuwaharaSASatoshi Akaishi

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Introduces a non-invasive diagnostic method to differentiate dermatofibrosarcoma from keloids, suggesting improved diagnostic accuracy.

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  • This research aims to develop a new non-invasive method to distinguish dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans from keloids.
  • Retrospective analysis of 43 cases
  • Utilization of the Japan Scar Workshop Scar Scale (JSS)
  • Combination of JSS with cosine angle (cosθ) to assess lesions
  • Application of the JSS×cosθ scoring method
  • JSS×cosθ scores effectively differentiate between DFSP and keloids
  • Scores ≥16 indicate keloids, scores <16 suggest DFSP
  • Findings achieved statistical significance (p<0.001)
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Iida et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd3dd48f933b5eed9688https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2823-0117
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