Tumor in the plantar region: dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in an infrequent topography.

An Bras Dermatol

Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Medical Residence in Pathological Anatomy, Hospital de Clínicas, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Published: November 2020

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare mesenchymal tumor; it is locally aggressive and presents high rates of local recurrence. It may present as a nodular or plaque vegetating lesion. It mainly affects the trunk and proximal limbs, being rare in the distal extremities. Biopsy and immunohistochemistry help confirm the diagnosis. The authors report a case of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with plantar region involvement, a rare presentation. To the best of the authors' knowledge, only 11 cases of involvement of the feet were described in the international literature.

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