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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
Abstract
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a relatively uncommon cutaneous soft tissue neoplasm with a tendency to recur. It commonly occurs in the trunk and extremities. It rarely metastasizes. A 30-year-old male presented with a recurrent multinodular mass over lower back with a 6-month history. Earlier he had undergone an excision for a small nodular mass over that area with unknown biopsy results. This time, a diagnosis of spindle cell tumor with a possibility of DFSP was made with the clinico-cytological correlation. This was further confirmed on biopsy, special stains and immunohistochemically. Typing of certain specific soft tissue tumors can be made on cytology with clinicopathologic correlation.
Journal of Cytology 2004; 21 (3) : 156-158
Key words : Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Aspiration biopsy, Spindle cell neoplasms, Soft tissue tumors.