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There are several variants of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in which different [[Cell (biology)|cell]] types are involved in the [[tumor]].
 
[[Gross anatomy|Gross features]] of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans include:
 
* [[Nodular]], [[Polypoidy|polypoid]] or [[plaque]]-like [[mass]]
* Centered in the [[dermis]]
* Can also occur in deep [[soft tissue]]
* [[Mean]] [[Size consistency|size]] is 5 [[Centimeter|cm]]
* Gray-[[White (mutation)|white]], or [[brown]]/[[black]] in [[color]] (if [[melanocytes]] are present)
* May [[Appearance|appear]] to be circumscribed
* [[Rare|Rarely]] shows:
** [[Hemorrhage]]
** [[Necrosis]]

Revision as of 22:38, 15 August 2019


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]


Gross features of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans include: