title: Pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (Bednar tumour).
abstract: A case of pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a 37-year-old man is reported. The tumour presented as a nodular lesion located in the left scapular area. Surgical resection with wide margins was performed. No recurrences have appeared to date. The presumptive origin of this entity is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital Civil de Bilbao, España.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Elizalde
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Larrinoa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010860:Pigments, Biological; D012782:Shoulder; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D010860:Pigments, Biological