Shall we score? The SHALL-WE score for optimizing sclerotherapy in superficial lymphatic malformations
Hiromasa Takei, Mototoshi Kato, Satoko Yamagishi, Yohei Yamada, Motohiro Kano, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Michio Ozeki, Shunsuke Nosaka, Takeshi Hirabayashi, Naonori Kawakubo, Tomoro Hishiki, Keita Terui, Tomoaki Taguchi, Shigeru Ueno, Akihiro Fujino · 2026
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Description
Hiromasa Takei and co-authors build a score to tell when a needle-based treatment for swollen lymph vessels is worth one more try. Their 2026 paper covers surface lymphatic malformations, which are soft growths of the lymph system. The treatment drains and scars the growth from inside, but no set tool said when to move on to other care.
The team drew on a nation-wide survey in Japan with 709 patients. Three traits each added a point to the score: a growth on the head or neck, a non-cystic form, and severe disease. Success fell as the score rose, from about seven in ten at zero points to two in ten at three. The authors use the score to set how many sessions to try before stepping up care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hiromasa Takei, Mototoshi Kato, Satoko Yamagishi, Yohei Yamada, Motohiro Kano, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Michio Ozeki, Shunsuke Nosaka, Takeshi Hirabayashi, Naonori Kawakubo, Tomoro Hishiki, Keita Terui, Tomoaki Taguchi, Shigeru Ueno, Akihiro Fujino |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |