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Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Anterior Chest Wall
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Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Anterior Chest Wall夽 Dermatofibrosarcoma gigante de la pared torácica anterior Mohammed Massine el Hammoumi,a,∗ Abdjalil Abouchadi,b El Hassane Kabiria a b
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohamed V Souissi, Rabat, Morocco Department of Stomatology, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
Dermatofibrosarcoma is a slow-growing, locally aggressive fibrous tumor with high rates of local recurrence after surgical resection. The tumor occurs principally in the trunk and the proximal extremities. We report a case of pedunculated
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans located in the skin above the sternon of a 31-year-old woman (Fig. 1) that was resected after pathological diagnosis. Esthetic issues were addressed with a secondary skin graft. Twelve months later, the patient remains free of
Fig. 1. Pedunculated tumor in the anterior chest wall (A). Chest computed tomography showing a pedunculated mass in the chest and right breast, with additional invasion of the chest wall (B and C).
夽 Please cite this article as: el Hammoumi MM, Abouchadi A, Kabiri EH. Dermatofibrosarcoma gigante de la pared torácica anterior. Arch Bronconeumol. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2013.10.012 ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (M.M. el Hammoumi). 1579-2129/$ – see front matter © 2013 SEPAR. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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signs of disease. This type of giant tumor is very rare in women.1 Careful and complete resection is recommended.2 Conflict of Interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
References 1. Ledniczky G, Bognár G, Diczházi C, Bereczky B, Barabás L, Ondrejka P. An uncommon malignancy of the breast: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibrosarcomatous transformation. Magy Seb. 2009;62:27–9. 2. Kozarev J, Cuk D. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: case report. Med Pregl. 1999;52:71–3.
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Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Anterior Chest Wall夽 Dermatofibrosarcoma gigante de la pared torácica anterior Mohammed Massine el Hammoumi,a,∗ Abdjalil Abouchadi,b El Hassane Kabiria a b
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohamed V Souissi, Rabat, Morocco Department of Stomatology, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
Dermatofibrosarcoma is a slow-growing, locally aggressive fibrous tumor with high rates of local recurrence after surgical resection. The tumor occurs principally in the trunk and the proximal extremities. We report a case of pedunculated
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans located in the skin above the sternon of a 31-year-old woman (Fig. 1) that was resected after pathological diagnosis. Esthetic issues were addressed with a secondary skin graft. Twelve months later, the patient remains free of
Fig. 1. Pedunculated tumor in the anterior chest wall (A). Chest computed tomography showing a pedunculated mass in the chest and right breast, with additional invasion of the chest wall (B and C).
夽 Please cite this article as: el Hammoumi MM, Abouchadi A, Kabiri EH. Dermatofibrosarcoma gigante de la pared torácica anterior. Arch Bronconeumol. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2013.10.012 ∗ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (M.M. el Hammoumi). 1579-2129/$ – see front matter © 2013 SEPAR. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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signs of disease. This type of giant tumor is very rare in women.1 Careful and complete resection is recommended.2 Conflict of Interests The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
References 1. Ledniczky G, Bognár G, Diczházi C, Bereczky B, Barabás L, Ondrejka P. An uncommon malignancy of the breast: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibrosarcomatous transformation. Magy Seb. 2009;62:27–9. 2. Kozarev J, Cuk D. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: case report. Med Pregl. 1999;52:71–3.