title: Recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans sixteen years after radical excition. A case report.
abstract: We report the case of a young patient with an apparently benign slowly growing lesion which was excised 15 years after its occurrence. However, the histopathological examination revealed a DFSP which necessitated two more surgical procedures for inadequate surgical margins and a skin graft. Notwithstanding these radical operations, the patient presented a local recurrence 16 years later, suggesting that the insidious behavior of the tumour must be taken into account and that patients with DFSP need a life-long follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128 Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lumachi
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lirussi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*