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- Title
Recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: challenging a surgeon's dexterity for the 'tricky' margins.
- Authors
Diwakar, Deepak Kumar; Wadhwani, Nikita; Paruthi, Shivani
- Abstract
Soft tissue tumours represent 0.2%-1% of all breast malignancies. [Al Tarakji M, Toro A, and Di Carlo I, et al (2015) Unusual presentation of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a male patient's breast: a case report and review of the literature World J Surg Oncol 13 158 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-015-0562-1]. Out of those, Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of the breast is extremely rare, especially in men with only six cases, including this case, reported so far. We report a case of recurrent DFSP in a 35-year-old male after a latency of 8 years in the region of previous surgical scar. It was managed by a wide local excision followed by reconstruction using latissimus dorsi flap. It is important to carefully manage recurrent cases because the post-operative margin status is an important determinant of recurrence, and therefore, requires vigilant resection of the tumour without causing extensive morbidity to the patient.
- Subjects
TREATMENT effectiveness; BREAST cancer treatment; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA
- Publication
Ecancermedicalscience, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 844-874, p1
- ISSN
1754-6605
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3332/ecancer.2018.858