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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans arising from a burn scar
Jong Keun Seo1, Kyung Jong Cho, Ju Hyun Kang
1Department of Dermatology, Inje University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Abstract:
Malignant neoplasms arising in burn scars are well known. In previous literature, 25 cases of burn scar sarcomas were reported. However, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is very rare and only two cases have been reported. A 43-year-old Korean man presented with multiple erythematous clustered plaques and nodules and a skin-colored subcutaneous mass on the chest after a severe burn injury at the age of 8 years. A biopsy specimen revealed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The tumor was excised widely to include the surrounding burn scar. Herein, we report this third case of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans arising from a burn scar.
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