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Case Reports
. 2014 May 9;6(2):134-9.
doi: 10.1159/000362900. eCollection 2014 May.

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a case report

I Lym Chan  1 , Sueli Carneiro  2 , Mariana Menezes  1 , Stella Ramos-E-Silva  1 , Taíssa Magalhães  1 , Tullia Cuzzi  3 , Marcia Ramos-E-Silva  1
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a case report

I Lym Chan et al. Case Rep Dermatol. .

Abstract

We present a typical case of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with local recurrence 2 months after surgery and, motivated by this patient, make a review of the most important aspects. This is a rare tumor and we call special attention to the fact that its recurrence is extremely frequent, so there is absolute need to observe these patients periodically after surgery.

Keywords: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Malignancy; Neoplasia; Skin tumor.

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Fig. 1
Tumor in the lower right paravertebral region, compatible with DFSP.
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Panoramic view at low magnification shows proliferations of monomorphic fusiform cells (HE, obj. 20).
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Immunohistochemistry: positivity for CD34 in tumoral cells (obj. 100).
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Immunohistochemistry positivity for CD99 in tumoral cells (obj. 100).
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