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'''Dermatofibrosarcoma_protuberans''', abbreviated ''DFSP'', is a rare locally aggressive [[dermatologic neoplasms|tumour of the skin]].
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| Image      = Storiform_pattern_-_very_high_mag.jpg
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| Caption    = DFSP. [[H&E stain]].
| Micro      = dermal spindle cell lesion with storiform pattern, typically contains adipose tissue within the tumour -- described as "honeycomb pattern" and "Swiss cheese pattern"
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| LMDDx      = [[dermatofibroma]], [[dermatomyofibroma]], [[nodular fasciitis]]
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| IHC        = CD34 +ve, Factor XIIIa -ve
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| Molecular  = t(17;22)(q22;q15)
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| Gross      = firm plaque +/-ulceration
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| Site      = [[skin]] - usually trunk
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'''Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans''', abbreviated '''DFSP''', is a rare locally aggressive [[dermatologic neoplasms|tumour of the skin]].


==General==
==General==
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Notes:
*Adnexal structure within tumour are preserved -- this is unusual for a malignant tumour -- '''important'''.
*Adnexal structure within tumour are preserved -- this is unusual for a malignant tumour -- '''important'''.


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*Factor XIIIa -ve.
*Factor XIIIa -ve.
**Usually positive in dermatofibroma.<ref name=pmid7694515>{{cite journal |author=Abenoza P, Lillemoe T |title=CD34 and factor XIIIa in the differential diagnosis of dermatofibroma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |journal=Am J Dermatopathol |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=429–34 |year=1993 |month=October |pmid=7694515 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name=pmid9129699>{{cite journal |author=Goldblum JR, Tuthill RJ |title=CD34 and factor-XIIIa immunoreactivity in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and dermatofibroma |journal=Am J Dermatopathol |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=147–53 |year=1997 |month=April |pmid=9129699 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
**Usually positive in dermatofibroma.<ref name=pmid7694515>{{cite journal |author=Abenoza P, Lillemoe T |title=CD34 and factor XIIIa in the differential diagnosis of dermatofibroma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |journal=Am J Dermatopathol |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=429–34 |year=1993 |month=October |pmid=7694515 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name=pmid9129699>{{cite journal |author=Goldblum JR, Tuthill RJ |title=CD34 and factor-XIIIa immunoreactivity in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and dermatofibroma |journal=Am J Dermatopathol |volume=19 |issue=2 |pages=147–53 |year=1997 |month=April |pmid=9129699 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*S100 -ve (screen for melanoma).
*S-100 -ve (screen for melanoma).
*Caldesmin -ve (screen for muscle differentiation).
*Caldesmin -ve (screen for muscle differentiation).
*Beta-catenin. (???)
*Beta-catenin. (???)
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Dermatologic neoplasms]].
*[[Dermatologic neoplasms]].
*[[Dermatofibroma]].


==References==
==References==