Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 11 , Pages e785-e787 , November 2010

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

  • J. Warbrick-Smith

      Affiliations

    • Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester GL1 3NN, England, UK
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  • K. Hollowood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cellular Pathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, UK
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  • J. Birch

      Affiliations

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

Received 16 June 2010 ,Accepted 27 June 2010.

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PII: S1748-6815(10)00401-8

doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2010.06.026

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 11 , Pages e785-e787 , November 2010

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