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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mohsin, M.D.[2]
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is estimated to occur in 1 in 100,000 to 1 in 1 million people per year
- It usually occurs in adults of 20 - 40 years of age
- It occurs more commonly in blacks in US
- It can also occur in infants and children
- It has a stable incidence which is highest among women
- Worse survival is associated with:
- It most commonly involves the trunk