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* | *Symptoms include:<ref name="pmid30287997">{{cite journal| author=Maji S, Paul MJ, Sen S| title=Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Breast-a Rare Entity. | journal=Indian J Surg Oncol | year= 2018 | volume= 9 | issue= 3 | pages= 351-354 | pmid=30287997 | doi=10.1007/s13193-017-0684-8 | pmc=6154368 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=30287997 }} </ref> | ||
** | **Flat or a slightly raised skin patch (first sign) | ||
** | **1 to 5 centimeters in diameter | ||
** | **Rubbery (hard to touch) | ||
** | **Gives the appearance of a scar or a wrinkled skin patch | ||
** | **Skin-colored, violet or reddish-brown | ||
**Soft, depressed skin area (rarely, makes it difficult to diagnose) | |||
**Grows very slowly over the period of years | |||
====Common sites of involvement==== | |||
*Tumors commonly involve the following body parts: | |||
**Torso/trunk (most common) | |||
**Arms | |||
**Legs | |||
**Head | |||
**Neck |
Revision as of 15:40, 16 August 2019
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]
- Symptoms include:[1]
- Flat or a slightly raised skin patch (first sign)
- 1 to 5 centimeters in diameter
- Rubbery (hard to touch)
- Gives the appearance of a scar or a wrinkled skin patch
- Skin-colored, violet or reddish-brown
- Soft, depressed skin area (rarely, makes it difficult to diagnose)
- Grows very slowly over the period of years
Common sites of involvement
- Tumors commonly involve the following body parts:
- Torso/trunk (most common)
- Arms
- Legs
- Head
- Neck
- ↑ Maji S, Paul MJ, Sen S (2018). "Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Breast-a Rare Entity". Indian J Surg Oncol. 9 (3): 351–354. doi:10.1007/s13193-017-0684-8. PMC 6154368. PMID 30287997.