A patient with enormous recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans underwent modified three-dimensional histology surgery. Frozen-section examination was used to identify the margins. The patient had a normal postoperative course.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare low-grade fibrohistiocytic tumor with onset normally at ages between 20 and 50 years. It presents as a violaceous plaque or macule with an appearance suggestive of vascular lesion, on which nodular lesions appear later. Histological diagnosis is based on the presence of a spindle-cell tumor arranged in small bundles in a characteristic cartwheel pattern...

BACKGROUND Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is an uncommon skin tumour with a low to intermediate-grade of malignancy, characterized by progressive growth and a propensity for local recurrence. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study of a series of 16 consecutive patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans who were treated in the host Institution over the last seven years was performed, w...

BACKGROUND Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare tumor, representing about 0.1% of skin malignant tumors. It is characterized by local aggressiveness with significant potential for recurrence. Although metastasis is rare, it does occur. We report a case of a Burkinabe woman with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. CASE PRESENTATION A 27-year-old Burkinabe woman consulted our institution for ...

Vol. 26 No. 5, 2014 645 Received December 7, 2012, Revised September 7, 2013, Accepted for publication October 5, 2013 Corresponding author: Jin-Wou Kim, Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, 271 Cheonbo-ro, Uijeongbu 480-717, Korea. Tel: 82-31-820-3031, Fax: 82-31-846-4799, E-mail: jwkim52@ catholic.ac.kr This is an Open Access article dist...

We report the case of a 62-year-old Caucasian female with an 11-year history of an asymptomatic and unchanging plaque on her left shoulder. Physical examination revealed a 2.5cm round atrophic plaque with slight central nodularity and telangiectasias overlying a light-brown pigment network. The lesion was clinically most consistent with a scar from a prior surgical procedure. However, as there ...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, low-grade, cutaneous neoplasm with pronounced tendency for local recurrence. A case of DFSP that showed direct infiltration into the underlying bone marrow is described. To the best of our knowledge, such direct bony involvement by dermatofibrosarcoma has not been reported in the English literature to date. The role of imaging is also discussed ...