title: Reconstructive challenge of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the female breast.
abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is an uncommon locally aggressive malignant neoplasm that most frequently appears in the trunk, followed by the extremities, head, and neck. But occurrence in the breast is extremely rare. We present a case of a 28-year-old woman, who had a history of trauma 5 years previously and excision 1 year before presentation at our clinic. We performed wide excision, together with microscopic and immunohistochemical analysis. No postoperative oncologic treatment was used and she remains disease-free 1 year after the surgery without any tumor recurrence. Here, we report a case of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the female breast and present a detailed discussion of the diagnosis and treatment with reference to available literatures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Hwan
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: June Kyu
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Choong Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors