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Case Reports
. 2021 Aug 26;14(8):e244522.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244522.

Case of pleomorphic dermal sarcoma with systematic review of disease characteristics, outcomes and management

Andre Chu Qiao Lo  1 , Sarah McDonald  2 , Kai Yuen Wong  3
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Case Reports

Case of pleomorphic dermal sarcoma with systematic review of disease characteristics, outcomes and management

Andre Chu Qiao Lo et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cancer intervention; dermatology; plastic and reconstructive surgery; skin cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma on the anterior scalp (A, right arrow) and close up (B, right arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histological features (H&E) of the excised pleomorphic dermal sarcoma. (A) The tumour extends from the dermis, through the subcutaneous fat plane*, to focally invade galea aponeurotica**. (B) Tumour cells infiltrate among adipocytes in the subcutaneous fat. (C) Tumour cells exhibit pleomorphic, enlarged and irregular nuclei, with prominent nucleoli. Mitotic activity was identified (arrow), including occasional atypical mitotic figures.
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