title: Pancreatic metastasis of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a relatively rare skin tumor that is considered to have intermediate malignancy; it demonstrates frequent local recurrence, but systemic metastasis is rare. We report a 49-year-old woman with pancreatic metastasis of DFSP who underwent total pancreatectomy with partial resection of the portal vein. Except for our patient, only two other cases of pancreatic metastasis of DFSP have been reported in the literature, to our knowledge. Radical resection may be considered for pancreatic metastasis of DFSP when there are no other metastatic lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, 734-8551 Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morifuji
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashidani
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sudo
authors.forename: Taijiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sueda
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed