Fibrosarcomatous transformation in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast--a case report

J Clin Ultrasound. 2009 Sep;37(7):420-3. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20581.

Abstract

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare cutaneous malignant tumor that usually occurs in the trunk, extremities, head, and neck but very rarely in the breast. Fibrosarcomatous transformation of DFSP is even rarer, with a higher risk of distant metastasis and poorer prognosis than DFSP. We report a case of such transformation in a DFSP in the breast.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Breast / blood supply
  • Breast / pathology*
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology*
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammography
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Ultrasonography, Mammary