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Atrophic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Author(s) -
Sinovich Vania,
Hollowood Kevin,
Burge Susan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2005.00156.x
Subject(s) - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , medicine , biopsy , punch biopsy , asymptomatic , lesion , dermatofibrosarcoma , dermatofibroma , cd34 , incisional biopsy , abdomen , surgery , dermatology , radiology , pathology , immunohistochemistry , genetics , stem cell , biology
SUMMARY A 48‐year‐old woman presented with a 20‐year history of an asymptomatic depressed atrophic plaque on the abdomen. Five years earlier a punch biopsy of the same lesion had been carried out and a diagnosis of dermatofibroma was made. She was reassured and discharged. Further consultation was sought due to extension and thickening of the lesion. Re‐examination of the initial and new incisional biopsy specimens, along with histochemical staining for CD34, established the diagnosis of atrophic dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. A wide local excision was carried out. There has been no recurrence at 9 months of follow up.