Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon cutaneous soft tissue tumor. It is locally invasive and is known to recur. Metastases are rare and occur most commonly to the lungs. Metastasis to lymph nodes is extremely rare with only a few case reports in literature. The management strategy f
Metastasizing dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. A case report
β Scribed by D. W. Penner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1951
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 527 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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