Late local recurrence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the skin of female breast.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of the breast is exceptionally obscure and late local recurrence of this entity on this site is even more uncommon. We describe such a case in a 48-year-old woman, who at the age of 35 had a DFSP excised from her right breast. Thirteen years later, she developed an ovoid mass in her right breast over the postsurgical scar area. Wide local excision of the tumor with generous tissue margin was performed and microscopic and immunohistochemical findings established the diagnosis of recurrent DFSP. No further treatment was administered and she remains well 18 months later, without tumor recurrence. We report an exceptionally rare case of local recurrence of DFSP in the female breast and discuss in detail the diagnostic and therapeutic implications of this pathology.
St Luke's Hospital, Department of General Surgery, Breast Division, Panorama, 55 236, Thessaloniki, Greece. ddragoumis@gmail.com
Dimitrios M
DM
Dragoumis
Leda-Aikaterini K
LA
Katsohi
Ioannis K
IK
Amplianitis
Aris P
AP
Tsiftsoglou
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor