Dermatofibrosarcoma of the scalp

Marcos Sangrador; Jimena González Olvera; Valeria Mendoza Ortiz

doi:10.25259/SNI_458_2019

Dermatofibrosarcoma of the scalp

Surg Neurol Int. 2019 Nov 15:10:221. doi: 10.25259/SNI_458_2019. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Marcos Sangrador¹, Jimena González Olvera², Valeria Mendoza Ortiz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Guanajuato, Mexico.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, León, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Abstract

A 25-year-old woman presented with a 4 months history of progressive pain and tumefaction in the right parietal region. Deformity of the scalp was evident, and a biopsy was taken, reporting a high- grade dermatofibrosarcoma. She underwent surgical management, achieving a gross total resection. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare tumor arising from the dermis. It tends to have an indolent course and local recurrence after excision.

Keywords: Dermatofibrosarcoma; Protuberans; Scalp.