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dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

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dermatofibrosarcoma /der·ma·to·fi·bro·sar·co·ma/ (der″mah-to-fi″bro-sahr-ko´mah) a fibrosarcoma of the skin.
dermatofibrosarcoma protu´berans  a locally aggressive, bulky, protuberant, nodular, fibrotic neoplasm occurring in the dermis, usually on the trunk, often extending into the subcutaneous fat.

dermatofibrosarcoma pro·tu·ber·ans (pr-tb-rnz)
n.
A slow-growing dermal neoplasm consisting of one or more purplish nodules that tends to recur but usually does not metastasize.


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The cells may be disposed in varying manners, such as in a lamellar arrangement, perivascular whorling formation (Figure 2, A and B), or even short bundles with a vague storiform pattern reminiscent of that seen in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (Figure 2, C).
The histologic differential diagnosis includes dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, fibrosarcoma, and malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
ABSTRACT: A female patient with progressive systemic sclerosis and pulmonary fibrosis had a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans on the right thigh.
 
 
 
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