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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Author(s) -
Dimitropoulos Vassilios A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dermatologic therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1529-8019
pISSN - 1396-0296
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00242.x
Subject(s) - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , medicine , dermatology , dermatofibrosarcoma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare cutaneous malignancy that is locally invasive, occurs mainly over the trunk and proximal extremities, and has a tendency to recur after wide local excision. The epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, histology, and treatment options are discussed.