Multispecialty approach to complex dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the forehead

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998 Mar;124(3):324-7. doi: 10.1001/archotol.124.3.324.

Abstract

We describe a 38-year-old woman with extensive dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the forehead and discuss the advantages of using a multispecialty approach in the treatment of this case. The patient had had an incomplete resection 15 years previously, with a misdiagnosis of the actual tumor type. After undergoing a biopsy and a computed tomographic scan, the patient underwent Mohs micrographic surgery, followed by split-thickness grafting. Ultimate reconstruction was performed 15 months later using bilateral temporoparietal fascial flaps, in addition to split-thickness grafting. The patient remains tumor-free 3 years after resection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / pathology
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / surgery*
  • Facial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Facial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Female
  • Forehead
  • Humans
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Neoplasm, Residual
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Skin Transplantation