68 Correspondence To the Editor: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a cutaneous soft tissue neoplasm of intermediate-to-low grade malignant potential. It arises from the dermis and invades locally into deeper subcutaneous tissue. It is characterized by a high local recurrence rate after standard surgical excision, partly due to asymmetric infiltration of the subcutis by delicate strands ...

267 simultaneous occurrence with a malignant giant cell tumor of soft parts. Cancer 1993;72:462-8. 3. Morrison AE, Lang PG. Case of rapidly enlarging Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans during pregnancy followed by metastasis in the absence of local recurrence. Dermatol Surg 2006;32:125-7. 4. Angouridakis N, Kafas P, Jerjes W, et al. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibrosarcomatous transformat...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a slowly growing dermal spindle cell tumor and its myxoid variant, a rare type of DFSP, is characterized by extensive myxoid degeneration. We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with a multinodular reddish plaque on her trunk. Histopathologically, the tumor was located in the dermis and consisted of uniform spindle-shaped cells, showing strongly pos...

A 70-year-old male presented with an asymptomatic slowly growing brownish nodular lesion involving the left ear. The patient had noticed a rapid growth of the lesion in the previous 3 months. A biopsy followed by wide excision was performed. The biopsy consisted of a piece of skin measuring 1 cm with a firm dermal lesion. Microscopic examination showed a skin with basal cell carcinoma (Fig. 1) ...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon, locally aggressive cutaneous tumour of intermediate grade malignancy. A number of reports have linked local trauma of varying aetiology with the later development of DFSP. In addition, a variety of skin disorders and, in rare cases, cutaneous tumours, have been described in association with decorative tattoos. This is often associated with ...