Chemosurgical reports: myxoid dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a fibroblastic tumor characterized by a high rate of recurrence following conventional surgical treatment. Several different histopathologic patterns exist, with the "cartwheel" pattern the most common. In this report, a patient with the unusual myxoid histopathologic pattern was successfully treated with Mohs surgery.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008867:Microtomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*