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Reflectance confocal microscopic findings in a case of huge dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans – Befunde in der konfokalen Reflexionsmikroskopie

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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a slowly progressive, locally aggressive fibroblastic tumor which can be misdiagnosed in the early stage. Reflectance confocal microscopic features of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans has been scarcely described in the literature. We described the dermoscopic and reflectance confocal microscopic findings of 12 × 15 cm sized tumoral lesion of 45-year-old man.

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Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans ist ein langsam fortschreitender, lokal aggressiver fibroblastischer Tumor, der im Frühstadium fehldiagnostiziert werden kann. Merkmale des Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in der konfokalen Reflexionsmikroskopie sind in der Literatur kaum dargestellt. Wir beschreiben die dermatoskopischen und die sich in der konfokalen Reflexionsmikroskope darstellenden histopathologischen Befunde einer 12 × 15 cm großen tumorösen Läsion bei einem 45-jährigen Patienten.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Ege University Hospital of Medical Faculty, University Street No: 9, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

    Ayda Acar MD, Isil Karaarslan MD & Gunseli Ozturk MD

  2. Department of Pathology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, University Street No: 9, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

    Banu Yaman MD

  3. Special Office, Izmir, Turkey

    Fezal Ozdemir MD

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Acar, A., Karaarslan, I., Ozturk, G. et al. Reflectance confocal microscopic findings in a case of huge dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Wien Med Wochenschr 170, 420–422 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10354-020-00737-2

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