An uncommon soft tissue tumour of the chest wall: dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a slow-growing tumour with propensity for local recurrence. We report herein a case of a 36-year-old man, who presented with a huge, recurrent tumour arising from the left upper anterior part of his chest wall. We performed a wide excision with 4 cm free skin margins. Reconstruction was performed with a pedicled latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap and free split skin grafts. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies revealed the lesion to be dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
Kara
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Kirikkale, School of Medicine, 71100, Kirikkale, Ankara, Turkey. mkara@hacettepe.edu.tr
Saray
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A
Dikmen
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Atasoy
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R
D000328:Adult; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D035441:Thoracic Wall