ArticleActa dermato-venereologica2021
Micrographic Surgery Allows Fascia Preservation in Dermatofibro-sarcoma Protuberans.
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- Is Neoadjuvancy with Imatinib Useful Before Mohs Surgery in Locally Advanced Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans? Experience of a Dermato-Oncology Referral Center.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP): Current Treatments and Clinical Trials.Current treatment options in oncology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Removal of the deep fascia is recommended in therapy for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, but its necessity in the context of micrographic surgery is unclear. A retrospective clinicopathological analysis of 48 patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans treated by micrographic surgery was performed, to determine in which tumours fascia preservation was feasible and safe. Histologically, 93% of tumours on the trunk and extremities and 14% of tumours in the head and neck region were fully located above the fascia. Localization on the head and neck was the only significant risk factor for tumour extension beyond the subcutis (p<0.001). Overall, 44% of tumours were completely excised above the fascia and 56% with deeper excisions. Two deeply infiltrating tumours (4%) on the head recurred, but in none of these lesions was the fascia spared. These results show that micrographic surgery allows fascia preservation in superficial tumours outside the head and neck region.
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