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Kwo-Tsao Chiang1, Shih-Yu Lee2, Hsin Chu3
1Aviation Physiology Research Laboratory, Gangshan Branch of Armed Forces Kaohsiung General Hospital , Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Case Reports in Plastic Surgery & Hand Surgery
|June 3, 2016
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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare, slow growing, locally infiltrative tumor of intermediate malignancy. It is mostly found on the trunk and head, rarely on hands. The course of evaluation and treatment of a young pilot with DFSP on left middle finger is reported. The clinical issues and aeromedical considerations of this rare tumor is discussed.
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