Open AccessParaffin-embedded micrographic surgery for the treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: Analysis of 33 patients
Author(s) -
Adriana Martín-Fuentes,
Esther de EusebioMurillo,
Consuelo Sánchez Herreros,
Adrián Ballano-Ruiz,
Esther Jiménez Blázquez,
Jesús CuevasSantos
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/0378-6323.190853
Subject(s) - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , medicine , trunk , surgery , dermatofibrosarcoma , stage (stratigraphy) , dermatology , ecology , paleontology , biology
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare malignant tumor with a high rate of recurrence after surgery. Moh's micrographic surgery allows examination of all surgical margins to ensure complete removal.