title: A Challenging Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans on the Face.
abstract: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a malignant fibrohistiocytic tumor that appears exclusively on the skin. It is a low-grade malignant soft tissue tumor of subcutaneous tissues that has a propensity for local recurrence but seldom metastasizes. It may rarely occur on the head and neck accounting for less than one percent of total head and neck malignancies. We present a man with a giant DFSP on the face. Oncological, functional, and aesthetic aspects are set forth.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, HIGA Eva Perón, 1650 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Gimena Castro
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, HIGA Eva Perón, 1650 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Cintia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, Hospital Aleman, 1118 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, HIGA Eva Perón, 1650 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sorín
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Department, HIGA Eva Perón, 1650 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Luis Daniel
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6315-7916
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Mazzuoccolo