dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

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Introduction

Tumor of intermediate malignancy.

Pathology

  • sarcoma of the dermis
  • generally benign, but metastizes in 2-5% of cases

Genetics

Laboratory

More general terms

References

  1. Simon et al. Nature Genet 15:95-8, 1997
  2. Szollozi Z et al, Transformed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: Real time polymerase charin reaction detection of COL1A1-PDGFB fusion transcripts in sarcomatous areas. J Clin Pathol 2007, 60:190 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16731589
    Maire G et al, A clinical, histological and molecular study of 9 cases of congenital dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Arch Dermatol 2007, 143:203 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17310000

Patient information

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