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Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Histology

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Christopher Beauchamp
Description From PORT Notes
  • Diffuse infiltration of dermis and subcutaneous tissue
  • Bland border of advancing spindled, fibroblast-like cells interdigitating with fat and adnexal tissues
  • Uniform plump fibroblasts in monotonous storiform pattern, in a pinwheel configuration around vessels
  • Low to moderate nuclear mitotic rate
  • Little collagen
  • ± multinucleated giant cells
  • Has a t(17;22) translocation resulting in deregulated expression of platelet-derived growth factor B
    o Collagen, type I, alpha 1-platelet-derived growth factor beta fusion gene (COL1A1-PDGFB) detectable by means of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction or FISH
  • Immunohistochemistry
    o + CD34
    Page: Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) (PORTNotes)
    Page: Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Histology (Orthopaedia Images)
Location Mayo Clinic
Category Tumor
Region  
Keywords DFSP Dermatofibrosarcoma_Protuberans
Date Added 01-Jan-2011

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. Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans Histology. Orthopaedia Images. In: Orthopaedia - Collaborative Orthopaedic Knowledgebase. Created Jan 01, 2011 11:12. Last modified Jan 01, 2011 14:44 ver.6. Retrieved 2012-05-17, from http://www.orthopaedia.com/x/QYD7Ag.

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