Pilomatrixoma misdiagnosed as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

Overview The NCCN Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Panel has developed these guidelines outlining the treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) to supplement their other guidelines (NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology [NCCN Guidelines] for Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Skin Cancers and Merkel Cell Carcinoma; to view the most recent version of these guidelines, visit the NCCN Web site...

Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans in Childhood

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in childhood.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare cutaneous tumor with a possibly misleading presentation. It is rare in childhood. We report an 18-month-old child with an acquired atrophic plaque of the left ankle. Based on clinical findings, initial proposed diagnoses included localized scleroderma and localized lipoatrophy. At the age of 5 years the plaque had increased in size and become a p...

Childhood onset dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, slow growing, locally aggressive dermal tumor of disputed histogenesis with a tendency for local recurrence. A 16-year-old female presented with hyperpigmented macules, papules, plaques, erythematous nodules and atrophic, indurated lesions ranging from a few millimeters to a few centimeters. Biopsy revealed thinned out epidermis and a diffuse de...

[Myxoid dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in childhood].

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a locally aggressive skin tumor that affects young and middle-aged adults. A number of histological variants have been described, the myxoid type being one of the least common. Microscopically it is formed of a neoplastic growth that is located in the dermis and hypodermis and has a predominant myxoid component. Peripherally there are infiltrating bundles of s...