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- Title
Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of Lumbar Region with Metastasis to Lung: A Rare Presentation.
- Authors
KHURANA, ANIL; VIJAY KUMAR J.; KAUR, PARAMJEET; CHAUHAN, ASHOK K.; SINGH, GAJENDER
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
LUNG cancer -- Case studies; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; METASTASIS
- Publication
Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 8, p3
- ISSN
0973-709X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.7860/JCDR/2015/12051.6337