Open AccessDermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of Lumbar Region with metastasis to Lung: A Rare Presentation
Author(s) -
Anil Khurana,
Vijay Kumar J,
Paramjeet Kaur,
Akshansha Chauhan,
Gajender Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/12051.6337
Subject(s) - dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , trunk , lung , lumbar , sarcoma , case presentation , head and neck , metastasis , soft tissue , dermatology , surgery , pathology , cancer , biology , ecology
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a cutaneous slow growing soft tissue sarcoma associated with a high local recurrence rate. Common site of presentation is trunk followed by proximal extremity and head and neck region. A case of recurrent DFSP of left lumbar region with metastasis in lung in a 50-year-old woman presented here. Absence of symptoms often leads to a delay in diagnosis. DFSP is often mistaken for other skin conditions, particularly in its early stages.