title: Photoletter to the editor: Pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a 4-year-old girl and ultrasonographic findings.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan;
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan;
authors.forename: Kiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inagawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan;
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanomata
authors.affiliation: Department of Endoscopy and Ultrasound, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan;
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
keywords: child; nodule; pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; skin cancer; ultrasonography