Massive Facial Presentation of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
Author(s) -
Sebastiaan Hermans,
Karlijn Clarysse,
David Emmanuel Las,
Johan De Mey,
Maurice Y. Mommaerts,
Yannick De Brucker
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
case reports in radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6862
pISSN - 2090-6870
DOI - 10.1155/2022/2953579
Subject(s) - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , medicine , trunk , presentation (obstetrics) , dermatology , head and neck , sarcoma , biopsy , dermatofibrosarcoma , radiology , pathology , surgery , ecology , biology
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a low-grade cutaneous sarcoma typically located on the trunk or proximal extremities. Less common locations include the head, face, and neck area. This tumour is slow growing with variable clinical appearance. It is known for its locally invasive nature and low metastatic propensity. Because imaging findings are rather nonspecific, biopsy is needed for definite diagnosis. This case describes an unusually large example of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the less common preauricular region.
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