Pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans or previously known as Pigmented storiform neurofibroma is a rare variant of DFSP ,described by BEDNAR in 19571.The histological picture shows melanin laden dendritic cells with spindle shaped cells in storiform pattern.The tumour mostly occurs on trunk,upper and lower extremities,few in head and neck region2..It is a slow growing,locally invasive-painl...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon, locally aggressive, soft tissue tumour. Occurrence in the head and neck region is rare and facial presentations are even rarer. We present a case of a DFSP in a young gentleman with the oncological, functional and aesthetic challenges that arose from the case. We also reviewed the relevant literature on DFSP pertaining to the head and neck ...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a malignant fibrohistiocytic tumor that appears exclusively on the skin. It is a low-grade malignant soft tissue tumor of subcutaneous tissues that has a propensity for local recurrence but seldom metastasizes. It may rarely occur on the head and neck accounting for less than one percent of total head and neck malignancies. We present a man with a giant...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a relatively intermediate to low grade malignant tumour with high proclivity for local recurrence if excised inadequately. It is a locally aggressive tumour and despite sharing some histological features with fibrohistiocytic tumours, it tends to grow in a more infiltrative manner. We are reporting this rare tumour in a 30-year-old woman where the diagn...

Fibrous tumors represent a diverse subtype of soft tissue tumors and can represent benign conditions as well as frankly malignant sarcomas. Desmoid tumors and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans are more difficult to classify and tend to be considered in the intermediate risk category. They are distinct entities, but both are locally aggressive processes which are plagued with attendant morbidity a...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, metastasizing tumor of the deep dermis and subcutaneous tissue. While it frequently occurs in the trunk and extremities, breast involvement has rarely been reported. In the present case, imaging and pathological technologies were used to detect DFSP of the breast. Surgical excision with wide margins (>3 cm) and pathology revealed spindle cells a...

The forehead flap is one of the oldest flaps used to reconstruct upper face and remains a useful option. defect due this often healed by secondary intention; however, rarely performed in Asians increased frequency conspicuous scars. Our patient was 38-year-old Caucasian male who underwent reconstruction for rare dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. After surgery, there positive margin; therefore, a...

Red cell survival studies in mice with benzo(a) pyrene [B(a)p]-induced fibrosarcoma indicate marked reduction in RBC 51Cr t1/2. In contrast, the t1/2 of erythrocytes from B(a)p injected but tumor-free mice was not declined. Increasing tumor burden resulted in increment in the severity of this disorder, and preincubation of normal red cells with tumor supernatant caused significant reduction (p ...