Recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: A report of two cases involving the trunk and abdominal wall

J Cancer Res Ther. 2023 Jan-Mar;19(2):498-500. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_125_21.

Abstract

In this paper, we report two cases of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) who were treated with distinct surgical approaches. In the first case, a 50-year-old woman presented with a mass on her right shoulder and underwent local excision with subsequent reconstruction using a deltopectoral flap. The second case was of a young female who presented with a giant protuberant DFSP on the anterior abdominal wall who was treated with wide local excision along with inlay mesh repair of the defect. Early excision and adjuvant radiotherapy facilitates a low recurrence rate while also improving the prognosis of the patients.

Keywords: Deltopectoral flap; dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; recurrence; wide local excision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Wall* / surgery
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma* / diagnosis
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Skin Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms* / surgery