Pancreatic metastasis of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
โ Scribed by Yujiro Yokoyama; Yoshiaki Murakami; Masaru Sasaki; Masahiko Morifuji; Yasuo Hayashidani; Takeshi Kobayashi; Takeshi Sudo; Taijiro Sueda
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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## Abstract Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon tumor that arises from the dermis of adults. Its malignant potential is considered to be intermediate. Because the diagnosis of DFSP can frequently be suspected on the basis of physical examination reports on its sonographic appearan