title: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast: mammographic, ultrasound, MRI and MRS features.
abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of the breast is a rare malignant tumor, and its preoperative diagnosis is extremely difficult. Local recurrence of DFSP is frequent after incomplete resection because of either false diagnosis or inadequate standard surgical excision. We present a case of DFSP that showed disconcordant results using different imaging modalities, suggesting that the MRI finding of subcutaneously located highly vascular tumor with suspicious kinetics but together with negative Cho peak on (1H) MRS, might be suggestive of the diagnosis of DFSP.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Imaging Centre, Oncology Institute of Vojvodina, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia. draganadji@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dragana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Djilas-Ivanovic
authors.forename: Natasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prvulovic
authors.forename: Dragana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bogdanovic-Stojanovic
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vicko
authors.forename: Olivera
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sveljo
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ivkovic-Kapicl
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography