title: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in black patients.
abstract: Twelve cases of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in Black patients admitted to Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, between 1979 and 1983 are reviewed. The cause of this slow-growing, low-grade malignant fibrous histiocytoma is unknown, but there is some evidence that trauma may be a predisposing factor. The clinical and histological features of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans are described, and treatment by wide tridimensional excision with local reconstruction is recommended.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*