Pleomorphic Dermal Sarcoma of the Scalp

Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma (PDS) is a rare mesenchymal tissue tumor. Distinguishing PDS from similar conditions, such as atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX), its less aggressive tumor counterpart, is difficult, as they are clinically and histologically similar. We present a case of a 77-year-old man presen...

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Autores principales: Klebanov, Nikolai, Hoang, Mai P, Reddy, Bobby Y
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30237940
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2979
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author Klebanov, Nikolai
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description Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma (PDS) is a rare mesenchymal tissue tumor. Distinguishing PDS from similar conditions, such as atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX), its less aggressive tumor counterpart, is difficult, as they are clinically and histologically similar. We present a case of a 77-year-old man presenting with a large nodular scalp lesion of three weeks duration. Pathology revealed a 3.3 cm invasive pleomorphic dermal sarcoma. Surgical excision with 2 cm margins was performed with successful healing of the graft. This case highlights a rare case of a large pleomorphic dermal sarcoma and discusses the histological features and management of PDS.
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spelling pubmed-61410532018-09-20 Pleomorphic Dermal Sarcoma of the Scalp Klebanov, Nikolai Hoang, Mai P Reddy, Bobby Y Cureus Dermatology Pleomorphic dermal sarcoma (PDS) is a rare mesenchymal tissue tumor. Distinguishing PDS from similar conditions, such as atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX), its less aggressive tumor counterpart, is difficult, as they are clinically and histologically similar. We present a case of a 77-year-old man presenting with a large nodular scalp lesion of three weeks duration. Pathology revealed a 3.3 cm invasive pleomorphic dermal sarcoma. Surgical excision with 2 cm margins was performed with successful healing of the graft. This case highlights a rare case of a large pleomorphic dermal sarcoma and discusses the histological features and management of PDS. Cureus 2018-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC6141053/ /pubmed/30237940 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2979 Text en Copyright © 2018, Klebanov et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Klebanov, Nikolai
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title_short Pleomorphic Dermal Sarcoma of the Scalp
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141053/
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