title: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. A 10-year clinicopathological review of an uncommon tumour.
abstract: A review of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans diagnosed at the University Hospital of the West Indies over a 10-year period revealed 23 cases. The mean age of the patients was 36.3 years. There were 13 females and 10 males. The trunk was the most common site. The clinical diagnosis was commonly missed. The results of this study are compared with those from other countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of the West Indies, Jamaica.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Coard
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Branday
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: LaGrenade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery