title: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with 46,XY,t(X;7) abnormality in a child.
abstract: A 9-year-old child with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans demonstrated a balanced translocation, 46,XX,t(X;7)(q21l2;q11.2), in the untreated tumor, an abnormality not previously reported. Unlike seven of eight other reports of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, no ring chromosomes were present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, New Orleans Children's Hospital, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Craver
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Brunt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D012303:Ring Chromosomes; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014960:X Chromosome