Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

03/01/2013 - "Increased awareness of the clinocopathological features and immunophenotypes of CFH is helpful in avoiding misdiagnosing the disease as malignant tumors, especially dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans."
06/01/2015 - "The aim of this study was to analyze the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), with a view to improving the diagnosis of this kind of tumor. "
07/01/2012 - "The aim of the study was to investigate the computed tomographic (CT) and pathological findings of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans to improve the awareness and understanding of the tumors from aspect of CT images. "
09/01/2011 - "Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, genetic (COL1A1-PDGFB), and therapeutic study of low-grade versus high-grade (fibrosarcomatous) tumors."
01/01/2010 - "The aim of the study was to investigate the results of surgical treatment in primary and recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), with respect to local tumor control. "

07/01/1995 - "Traditional fluorescence in situ hybridization, and recently, comparative genomic hybridization have uncovered the chromosomal composition of these rings as well as some associated gene amplifications in well-differentiated liposarcoma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans."
06/01/2008 - "Notably, the MAD2 overexpression was frequently detected in TA sarcomas with atypical or high-grade morphology, such as round cell liposarcoma and fibrosarcomatous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. "
01/01/1998 - "Regarding the last feature these cytogenetic findings resemble those found in low grade parosteal osteosarcomas and other mesenchymal lesions of borderline behavior or low malignancy grade (for example dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, low grade liposarcoma)."
05/01/1999 - "The analysis included 251 living sarcoma cases (48 dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, 32 malignant fibrohistiocytic sarcoma, 67 leiomyosarcoma, 53 liposarcoma, and 51 skeletal sarcoma) and 1908 living controls. "
08/01/1992 - "Ring chromosomes have been described as characteristic for two other low-grade malignant mesenchymal neoplasms, well-differentiated liposarcoma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. "

06/01/1984 - "Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans or spindled melanoma?"
11/01/2012 - "Others were malignant melanoma (MM) (n = 16; 9.9%), dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) (n = 11; 6.8%), and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) (n = 8; 4.9%). "
06/01/2006 - "Control cases included desmoplastic melanoma (eight cases), atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) (10 cases), dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (eight cases), and cutaneous leiomyosarcoma (LMS) (four cases). "
11/01/2001 - "Primary and metastatic malignant melanoma can simulate various soft tissue tumors, including dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP). "
12/01/2006 - "Mohs micrographic surgery and partial amputation preserving function and aesthetics in digits: case reports of invasive melanoma and digital dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans."

01/01/2013 - "In this study, a giant dermatofibroma case, which is histopathologically, ulcerative dermatofibroma, the biggest lesion of the head and neck region and seen rarely in the literature that has characteristics similar to dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, has been presented. "
03/01/2010 - "In this study, we investigated the utility of D2-40 in separating dermatofibroma from dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and compared the results with other commonly used immunostains. "
11/01/2007 - "A study of CD117 expression in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and cellular dermatofibroma."
07/01/2006 - "Dermatofibroma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: a comparative ultrastructural study."
01/15/2002 - "Overrepresentation of 17q22-qter and 22q13 in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans but not in dermatofibroma: a comparative genomic hybridization study."

02/01/2014 - "Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a malignant fibrohistiocytic tumor that may be difficult to distinguish from DF. "
06/01/2008 - "3D-Histological evaluation of surgery in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and malignant fibrous histiocytoma: differences in growth patterns and outcome."
03/01/1988 - "Biopsy specimens from the recurrences revealed a gradual change in appearance from dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans to malignant fibrous histiocytoma."
05/01/1987 - "These results are discussed in the context of the published findings in other so-called fibrohistiocytic tumours including dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and malignant fibrous histiocytoma. "
11/01/2010 - "To date, studies analysing HLA class I and class II expression levels in malignant fibrous histiocytomas, fibrosarcomas and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans are limited. "