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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Reconstructive Surgery in the Elderly: A Case Report on Maintaining the Quality of Life in a Patient with Vulvar Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans.

Marcin Jozwik, Katarzyna Bednarczuk, Zofia Osierda, Maciej Jozwik

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Article in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Marcin JozwikDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-045 Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3401-2758
Katarzyna BednarczukScientific Circle of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-045 Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0009-0000-5207-6718
Zofia OsierdaScientific Circle of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-045 Olsztyn, Poland.ORCID 0009-0001-9174-8748
Maciej JozwikDepartment of Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology, Medical University of Białystok, Skłodowskiej Str. 24A, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9182-8791

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Abstract

backgroundDermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a rare proliferative condition representing skin sarcomas known to locally recur yet very rarely known to metastasize. A typical characteristic is trunk localization, making vulvar occurrences an exception. Complete resection is the primary treatment. CASE REPORT: We present an unusual case of twice-recurrent vulvar DFSP in a 92-year-old woman. Wide local excision with tumor-negative margins (R0 resection) of a grapefruit-sized mass was followed by a rhomboid skin flap transplantation to address a substantial skin deficit at the post excision site. At 14-month follow-up, no signs of recurrence were present, all wounds were healed, and the esthetic results were assessed as highly adequate.

conclusionsThis study is an argument for the role of reconstructive surgery in patients of advanced age undergoing oncological procedures; skin transplantations should be considered regardless of the patient's age. We also provide an updated review on vulvar DFSP.

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dermatofibrosarcoma protuberanssurgical flapvulva neoplasm

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PMCPMC11675941

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