Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with regional lymph node metastasis: A case report

✍ Scribed by Dr. Shinichi Hirabayashi; Akiyoshi Kajikawa; Kyotaro Kanazawa; Koichiro Mimoto

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 325 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1043-3074
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880110616

✦ Synopsis

The case of a 21 -year-old man with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the scalp that spread to deep cervical lymph nodes is presented. Available literature is reviewed, and the infrequency of metastasis is discussed. Since cases of metastases almost always involve recurrent lesions, the importance of wide and deep resection in the initial operation cannot be overemphasized. HEAD & NECK 11 562-564,1989

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, first described in 1924 by Darier and Ferrand' as "progressing and recurring dermatofibroma," is a slowly but persistently growing tumor originating in the dermis. It usually begins as a firm plaque-like lesion in which, subsequently, multiple purplish, protruding, and coalescing nodules arise. Although the tumor is characterized by a pronounced tendency toward local recurrence, it rarely gives rise to metastasis. To our knowledge, less than 30 cases have been reported in English literature to

We present a pa-From the Departments of Surgery (Drs. Hirabayashi, Kajikawa, and