Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of Lumbar Region with Metastasis to Lung: A Rare Presentation
Published: August 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6337
Anil Khurana, Vijay Kumar J, Paramjeet Kaur, Ashok K Chauhan, Gajender Singh
1. Medical Officer, Department of Radiotherapy, Pt. BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
2. Junior Resident, Department of Radiotherapy, Pt. BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Radiotherapy, Pt. BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
4. Senior Professor, Department of Radiotherapy, Pt. BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
5. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Pt. BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Anil Khurana,
Medical Officer, Department of Radiotherapy, Pt. BD Sharma, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
E-mail : neelukhurana@gmail.com
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a cutaneous slow growing soft tissue sarcoma associated with a high local recurrence rate. Common site of presentation is trunk followed by proximal extremity and head and neck region. A case of recurrent DFSP of left lumbar region with metastasis in lung in a 50-year-old woman presented here. Absence of symptoms often leads to a delay in diagnosis. DFSP is often mistaken for other skin conditions, particularly in its early stages.
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