Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans – the use of neoadjuvant imatinib for treatment of an uncommon breast malignancy: a case report

Abstract Background Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is a rare soft tissue malignancy that, if left untreated, can be locally destructive and life-threatening. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans is uncommon in the breast, and the similarity of its morphologic features with other spindle cell malignancie...

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Main Authors: Matthew W. McGee, Sarag A. Boukhar, Varun Monga, Ronald Weigel, Sneha D. Phadke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2316-0