Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of penis: Case report and literature review

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare mesenchymal skin tumor with intermediate to low grade malignancy and occasional distant metastasis and high rate of recurrence locally. It mostly involves trunk, extremities, scalp, and neck. This article describes a middle-aged married male with a DF...

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Autores principales: Raashid, Hamid, Inaam, Zaroo, Aadil, Hafeez, Darzi, M. A., Rasool, Ataf, Abdul, Hamid, Akhter, Afrozah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4127869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25125905
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.134297
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Sumario:Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare mesenchymal skin tumor with intermediate to low grade malignancy and occasional distant metastasis and high rate of recurrence locally. It mostly involves trunk, extremities, scalp, and neck. This article describes a middle-aged married male with a DFSP lesion involving ventral aspect of glans and distal shaft of penis who underwent local excision and primary closure. The patient was tumor-free at three years of follow-up.

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