Advanced dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: an updated analysis of cases from an Indian sarcoma clinic

Aim: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) accounts for less than 2% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. Patients & methods: We retrospectively reviewed our database for patients with locally advanced or metastatic DFSP who had presented to our clinic between January 2016 and January 2020. Results: We...

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Published in:	Future Science OA
Main Authors:	Azgar A Rasheed, Adarsh Barwad, Ekta Dhamija, Rakesh Garg, Rambha Pandey, Shamim A Shamim, Sreedharan T Arun Raj, Sameer Rastogi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2021-10-01
Subjects:	advanced DFSP dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans fibrosarcomatous DFSP imatinib metastatic DFSP
Online Access:	https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/fsoa-2020-0198

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