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Vol. 51. Issue 6.
Pages 299-300 (June 2015)
Vol. 51. Issue 6.
Pages 299-300 (June 2015)
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Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Anterior Chest Wall
Dermatofibrosarcoma gigante de la pared torácica anterior
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Mohammed Massine el Hammoumia,
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, Abdjalil Abouchadib, El Hassane Kabiria
a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université Mohamed V Souissi, Rabat, Morocco
b Department of Stomatology, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
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Dermatofibrosarcoma is a slow-growing, locally aggressive fibrous tumor with high rates of local recurrence after surgical resection. The tumor occurs principally in the trunk and the proximal extremities. We report a case of pedunculated dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans located in the skin above the sternon of a 31-year-old woman (Fig. 1) that was resected after pathological diagnosis. Esthetic issues were addressed with a secondary skin graft. Twelve months later, the patient remains free of signs of disease. This type of giant tumor is very rare in women.1 Careful and complete resection is recommended.2

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Pedunculated tumor in the anterior chest wall (A). Chest computed tomography showing a pedunculated mass in the chest and right breast, with additional invasion of the chest wall (B and C).

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Please cite this article as: el Hammoumi MM, Abouchadi A, Kabiri EH. Dermatofibrosarcoma gigante de la pared torácica anterior. Arch Bronconeumol. 2015;51:299-300.

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