Rahman Tashnin, Das Anupam, Boro Sumanjit, Khandelwal Kirti
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, 781002 India.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Dr. B. Borooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati, India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Jun;75(2):991-995. doi: 10.1007/s12070-022-03274-z. Epub 2022 Nov 15.
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is rare, generally slow growing tumor, originating from dermal stem cell or undifferentiated mesenchymal cell. DFSP primarily occurs on the trunk and proximal extremities, with reported only 10-15% occurring in the head and neck region. There can be varied presentations of DFSP in atypical sites mimicking a benign appearance and history due to which diagnostic dilemmas can occur. The underlying malignancy needs to be unveiled by histopathology and immunohistochemistry which reveals bland spindle cells in sub epithelium arranged in whorled storiform pattern which was CD34+, suggestive of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice, wherever possible. We herein report two intriguing cases of DFSP in uncommon sites.
隆突性皮肤纤维肉瘤(DFSP)是一种罕见的、生长通常缓慢的肿瘤,起源于真皮干细胞或未分化的间充质细胞。DFSP主要发生于躯干和四肢近端,据报道仅10%-15%发生于头颈部区域。DFSP在非典型部位可有多种表现,呈现出良性外观和病史,这可能导致诊断困境。潜在的恶性肿瘤需要通过组织病理学和免疫组织化学来揭示,其显示上皮下有排列成漩涡状束状模式的温和梭形细胞,CD34阳性,提示隆突性皮肤纤维肉瘤。只要有可能,手术切除是首选的治疗方法。我们在此报告两例发生于不常见部位的DFSP有趣病例。