title: Unusual features of primary dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and its myxoid recurrence.
abstract: A case of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) with unusual clinical and histological features is presented. The lesion recurred one year after surgical removal and showed myxoid degeneration of the entire lesion. Only a few cases with myxoid degeneration of the entire lesion are described in the literature. We found CD 34 stain, in combination with a panel of antibodies including fXIIIa, S100 and actin, useful in the diagnosis of this type of tumor in order to differentiate it from other neural, fibrous or muscular neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Dermatologica IV, Ospedale S. Paolo, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Inselvini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crosti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*