Sandbox:Sara: Difference between revisions

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]

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 {{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{S.M.}}
-*Common [[risk factors]] for the [[development]] of dermatofibrosarcoma include:
+*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>
-**A [[scar]] [[Development|developing]] [[after surgery]] or a [[burn]]
+**Flat or a slightly raised skin patch (first sign)
-**[[Female]] [[Sex (activity)|sex]]
+**1 to 5 centimeters in diameter
-**[[Age]] of 30-50 [[Year|years]]
+**Rubbery (hard to touch)
-**African-American [[race]] (Bendar or [[Pigmented lesions|pigmented]] variant)
+**Gives the appearance of a scar or a wrinkled skin patch
-**[[Pregnancy]]
+**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