Outcome of wide local excision in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and use of radiotherapy for margin-positive disease

Outcome of wide local excision in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and use of radiotherapy for margin-positive disease

Purpose: Wide local excision (WLE) is the preferred treatment of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP). The aim is to achieve negtive margins. We followed the impact of radiotherapy used postoperatively for both margin-negative and margin-positive DFSP tumors. Materials and Methods: Outcome of trea...

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Main Authors: Raashid Hamid, Adil Hafeez, Mohd A Darzi, Inaam Zaroo, Altaf Rasool, Haroon Rashid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Dermatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
local recurrence
radiotherapy
wide local excision
Online Access:http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2013;volume=4;issue=2;spage=93;epage=96;aulast=Hamid

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