title: An uncommon soft tissue tumour of the chest wall: dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Kirikkale, School of Medicine, 71100, Kirikkale, Ankara, Turkey. mkara@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saray
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dikmen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atasoy
mesh_terms: 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