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Keloids and Hypertrophie Scars

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Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders

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Abstract

Abnormal skin scarring was first described in the Smith papyrus between 2500 and 3000 BC [7]. In 1817, Alibert proposed the word “cheloide” (keloid) to differentiate these lesions from malignant neoplasms [2]. Today, keloids and hypertrophie scars are recognized as uncontrolled proliferations of fibrous tissue after injury or trauma to the skin [15]. However, meanwhile hypertrophie scars are confined to the extent of the original wound; in contrast, keloids invade the surrounding skin [15].

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Guíx, B. et al. (2008). Keloids and Hypertrophie Scars. In: Seegenschmiedt, M.H., Makoski, HB., Trott, KR., Brady, L.W. (eds) Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68943-0_11

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