title: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the sole.
abstract: A 42-year-old Chinese man presented with a dome-shaped, red, tender, bony-hard tumor on his right sole. Histological examination revealed tumor nests which consisted mainly of fibroblast-like cells with large, spindle-shaped nuclei and histiocyte-like cells extending from the upper dermis to the subcutaneous tissue. The tumor cells showed both a storiform and a cartwheel pattern. The location of a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans on the plantar aspect of the foot is exceptional.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mizushima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nogita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ooe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawashima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology