RECURRENT DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS OF SCALP

Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans

Abstract

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is an uncommon cutaneous tumour arising from fibroblasts, histiocytes or neuroectodermal cells of dermis and invades fat, muscles and evenbone. It is a slow growing locally aggressive fibrous tumour with high recurrence rate. Its relatively rare occurrence lessens clinical awareness and most of the lesions remain undiagnosed until biopsy is done. Less than 5% of these tumors are located on the scalp and the recurrence rate is very high in this area1