title: Treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with Mohs micrographic surgery.
abstract: Ten patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, all of whom had been treated previously by conventional excisional surgery without success, were treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. A team approach utilizing margin control by Mohs-trained physicians and reconstruction by surgical specialists was employed. Average follow-up exceeds 3 1/2 years, with no recurrences. Microscopically controlled excision appears to be the treatment of choice for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Wheeland
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bailin
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ratz
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Yetman
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Zins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013997:Time Factors