Difference between revisions of "Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans"

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==General==
==General==
*Destroys adnexal structures.
*Destroys adnexal structures - somewhat unusual for a mostly benign tumour.
*Occasionally transforms to a (more aggressive) [[adult fibrosarcoma|fibrosarcoma]].<ref name=pmid21128251>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Stacchiotti | first1 = S. | last2 = Pedeutour | first2 = F. | last3 = Negri | first3 = T. | last4 = Conca | first4 = E. | last5 = Marrari | first5 = A. | last6 = Palassini | first6 = E. | last7 = Collini | first7 = P. | last8 = Keslair | first8 = F. | last9 = Morosi | first9 = C. | title = Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans-derived fibrosarcoma: clinical history, biological profile and sensitivity to imatinib. | journal = Int J Cancer | volume = 129 | issue = 7 | pages = 1761-72 | month = Oct | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1002/ijc.25826 | PMID = 21128251 }}</ref>
*Occasionally transforms to a (more aggressive) [[adult fibrosarcoma|fibrosarcoma]].<ref name=pmid21128251>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Stacchiotti | first1 = S. | last2 = Pedeutour | first2 = F. | last3 = Negri | first3 = T. | last4 = Conca | first4 = E. | last5 = Marrari | first5 = A. | last6 = Palassini | first6 = E. | last7 = Collini | first7 = P. | last8 = Keslair | first8 = F. | last9 = Morosi | first9 = C. | title = Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans-derived fibrosarcoma: clinical history, biological profile and sensitivity to imatinib. | journal = Int J Cancer | volume = 129 | issue = 7 | pages = 1761-72 | month = Oct | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1002/ijc.25826 | PMID = 21128251 }}</ref>
*Typically slow growing.<ref name=pmid23327727>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Llombart | first1 = B. | last2 = Serra-Guillén | first2 = C. | last3 = Monteagudo | first3 = C. | last4 = López Guerrero | first4 = JA. | last5 = Sanmartín | first5 = O. | title = Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a comprehensive review and update on diagnosis and management. | journal = Semin Diagn Pathol | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | pages = 13-28 | month = Feb | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1053/j.semdp.2012.01.002 | PMID = 23327727 }}</ref>
*Typically slow growing.<ref name=pmid23327727>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Llombart | first1 = B. | last2 = Serra-Guillén | first2 = C. | last3 = Monteagudo | first3 = C. | last4 = López Guerrero | first4 = JA. | last5 = Sanmartín | first5 = O. | title = Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a comprehensive review and update on diagnosis and management. | journal = Semin Diagn Pathol | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | pages = 13-28 | month = Feb | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1053/j.semdp.2012.01.002 | PMID = 23327727 }}</ref>
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