Bednar Tumor: An Uncommon Entity

Bednar tumor is an uncommon variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Also known as pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, this tumor is of intermediate grade. It is seen in adults and has a predisposition to affect the shoulder region. We report a rare case of Bednar tumor in a 40-year-old fe...

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Autores principales: Amonkar, Gayathri P., Rupani, Asha, Shah, Ajay, Deshpande, Ramesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2016
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Case Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27504443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445714
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Sumario:Bednar tumor is an uncommon variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Also known as pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, this tumor is of intermediate grade. It is seen in adults and has a predisposition to affect the shoulder region. We report a rare case of Bednar tumor in a 40-year-old female patient. The diagnosis of Bednar tumor must be considered while reporting pigmented subcutaneous spindle cell lesions.

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