Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberance and its Management with Radical Excision and Interval Skin Grafting: A Case Report

Imran Ahmad; Mohd Altaf Mir; Lalit Mohan Bariar; Nishat Afroz

Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberance and its Management with Radical Excision and Interval Skin Grafting: A Case Report

World J Plast Surg. 2016 Jan;5(1):67-71.

Authors

Imran Ahmad¹, Mohd Altaf Mir¹, Lalit Mohan Bariar¹, Nishat Afroz¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Aligarh Muslim University, JNMCH, AMU, Aligarh, India.

PMID: 27308244
PMCID: PMC4904142

Abstract

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is very rare tumor of dermis layer of skin with the incidence of only 1 case per million per year. DFSP rarely leads to a metastasis (Less than 5% have metastasis), but DFSP can recur locally. We publish a rare case of a recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and its management with radical excision and interval skin grafting.

Keywords: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Interval skin graft; Radical excision.

Publication types

Case Reports