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CSBR Prasad, MD

Diagnosis

dermatofibroma sarcoma protuberans

Body Site

back

Age

35 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

Color

purple red

Morphology

tumor

Pattern

midline

Comments

A 35-year-old man had a slowly growing tumor on his back for 6 months which became painful a month ago. Fine needle aspirate cytology and excision biopsy confirmed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

Description

huge soft tissue mass in the mid back directly over the spine associated with bosselations, ulceration, and serosanguinous discharge

Categories

neoplasm, malignant neoplasm, fibrohistiocytic

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5/30/2011 19:11:39

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