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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author Amonkar, Gayathri P.
Rupani, Asha
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Deshpande, Ramesh
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description 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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spelling pubmed-49655382016-08-08 Bednar Tumor: An Uncommon Entity Amonkar, Gayathri P. Rupani, Asha Shah, Ajay Deshpande, Ramesh Dermatopathology (Basel) Case Studies 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. S. Karger AG 2016-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4965538/ /pubmed/27504443 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000445714 Text en Copyright © 2016 by S. Karger AG, Basel
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Bednar Tumor: An Uncommon Entity
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4965538/
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