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- Title
Prevalence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in Saudi Arabia over 24 years. A retrospective single-institution study.
- Authors
Al-Dawsari, Najla A.; Al Sheikh, Salwa S.
- Abstract
Objectives: To conduct a descriptive clinicopathological and demographic analysis of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans among Saudi patients attending a tertiary care center in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Methods: This retrospective, single-center study reviewed the medical records and pathology reports of Saudi patients attending a tertiary center (Johns Hopkins Aramco Health Care) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia from 1995 to 2019 to identify all cases of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Demographic and phenotypic data were also analyzed. Results: Thirty-five Saudi patients were identified as having dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Females constituted 68.6% of patients. The trunk was the most common site of involvement (54.3%), followed by the lower extremities (34.3%), upper extremities (8.6%), and head and neck (2.9%). The mean tumor size was 2.9 cm (standard deviation: ±2.0). There was only one case of distant metastasis of fibrosarcomatous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Conclusions: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans was not frequently encountered in Saudi patients in a tertiary center that treats approximately 187,668 patients. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans disease patterns and demographic data were similar to those reported worldwide. Further studies are required to characterize dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the Saudi population.
- Subjects
SAUDI Arabia; DHAHRAN (Saudi Arabia); FORELIMB; MEDICAL records; RETROSPECTIVE studies; STANDARD deviations; TERTIARY care
- Publication
Saudi Medical Journal, 2021, Vol 42, Issue 12, p1362
- ISSN
0379-5284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210440