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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans recurring as a hybrid dermatofibrosarcoma/giant cell fibroblastoma in an adult: A case report

J. Warbrick-SmithaCorresponding Author Informationemail address, K. Hollowoodb, J. Birchc

Received 16 June 2010; accepted 27 June 2010. published online 23 July 2010.
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Summary 

We report the case of a 44-year-old man who presented with a new area of nodularity within his scar five years after excision of a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP). A wide local excision was performed for suspected DFSP recurrence. Histology revealed recurrent tumour showing combined histological features of DFSP and giant cell fibroblastoma (GCF). We present this case to highlight the potential diagnostic pitfall of DFSP recurring as giant cell fibroblastoma and as further evidence that DFSP and GCF are manifestations of the same disease spectrum.

a Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN, England, UK

b Department of Cellular Pathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, UK

c Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, England, UK

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PII: S1748-6815(10)00401-8

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2010.06.026