Dermatofibrosarcoma non‐protuberans: Description and report of five cases of a morpheaform variant of dermatofibrosarcoma | Zendy

Clark Lambert W. | Zendy; Abramovits William | Zendy; GonzalezSevra Aldo | Zendy; Souchon Eduardo | Zendy; Schwartz Robert A. | Zendy; Little Walter P. | Zendy

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Dermatofibrosarcoma non‐protuberans: Description and report of five cases of a morpheaform variant of dermatofibrosarcoma

Author(s) -

Clark Lambert W.,

Abramovits William,

GonzalezSevra Aldo,

Souchon Eduardo,

Schwartz Robert A.,

Little Walter P.

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

journal of surgical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201

H-Index - 111

eISSN - 1096-9098

pISSN - 0022-4790

DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930280104

Subject(s) - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , medicine , dermatofibrosarcoma , basal cell carcinoma , morphea , dermatology , pathology , basal cell , lichen sclerosus

Five cases of dermatofibrosarcoma are reported. All showed features typical of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans except that in four cases, and a portion of the fifth case, no protusion of the tumor was noted clinically despite the rather advanced stage of growth of the tumor. These lesions resembled morphea or a morpheaform basal cell carcinoma clinically but could be recognized as “dermatofibrosarcoma non‐protuberans” by physicians who had observed a previous case.

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