title: Unusual presentation of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in a male patient's breast: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We herein present a case report and literature review of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in the breast of a male patient. A 27-year-old man presented with a painless lump in his right breast with areas of bluish skin discoloration. The diagnostic work-up comprised clinical examination, ultrasonography, core biopsy, mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging. After surgical excision, the preoperative diagnosis of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans was proven by pathological examination and immunohistochemistry. The patient was still free of recurrence 1 year after surgical excision. This extremely rare case is, to the best of our knowledge, the fifth such case reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Al Rayyan Rd, 3050, Doha, Qatar. maltarakji@hmc.org.qa.
authors.forename: Mohannad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Tarakji
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Taormina Hospital, Contrada Sirina, 98039, Messina, Italy. atoroct@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Al Rayyan Rd, 3050, Doha, Qatar. idicarlo@unict.it.|Department of Surgical Sciences, Organ Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95100, Catania, Italy. idicarlo@unict.it.
authors.forename: Isidoro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Carlo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Al Rayyan Rd, 3050, Doha, Qatar. KJunejo@hmc.org.qa.
authors.forename: Kulsoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Junejo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D062005:Biopsy, Large-Core Needle; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018223:Dermatofibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography; D011379:Prognosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary