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Senthil Kumar Aiyappan1, Upasana Ranga1, Anita Samraj2
1Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu 602105 India.
Abstract:
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare, usually superficial soft tissue sarcoma, which is diagnosed by its typical clinical manifestations. We report a case of histopathologically proved dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the left upper posterior trunk in a 35-year-old female for whom complete surgical resection was done.
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