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Fine needle aspiration cytology of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans presenting as a breast mass. A case report. 2002

Sui Y Zee, and Qi Wang, and Cynthia M Jones, and Maria A Abadi

Department of Pathology, Jacobi Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.

BACKGROUND Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is an uncommon cutaneous soft tissue neoplasm with a tendency to recur but rarely metastasize. It occurs at almost any site but usually in the trunk and extremities. DFSP mimicking a primary breast lesion has not been reported before. METHODS A 30-year-old female presented with an eight-month history of a breast mass that was aspirated, revealing a spindle cell neoplasm. The diagnosis of DFSP was made on excisional biopsy. CONCLUSIONS The diagnosis of DFSP may be problematic, especially when it presents clinically as a primary breast lesion.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001940	Breast	In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.	Breasts
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001707	Biopsy, Needle	Removal and examination of tissue obtained through a transdermal needle inserted into the specific region, organ, or tissue being analyzed.	Aspiration Biopsy,Puncture Biopsy,Aspiration Biopsies,Biopsies, Aspiration,Biopsies, Needle,Biopsies, Puncture,Biopsy, Aspiration,Biopsy, Puncture,Needle Biopsies,Needle Biopsy,Puncture Biopsies
D012509	Sarcoma	A connective tissue neoplasm formed by proliferation of mesodermal cells; it is usually highly malignant.	Sarcoma, Epithelioid,Sarcoma, Soft Tissue,Sarcoma, Spindle Cell,Epithelioid Sarcoma,Epithelioid Sarcomas,Sarcomas,Sarcomas, Epithelioid,Sarcomas, Soft Tissue,Sarcomas, Spindle Cell,Soft Tissue Sarcoma,Soft Tissue Sarcomas,Spindle Cell Sarcoma,Spindle Cell Sarcomas
D012878	Skin Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the SKIN.	Cancer of Skin,Skin Cancer,Cancer of the Skin,Neoplasms, Skin,Cancer, Skin,Cancers, Skin,Neoplasm, Skin,Skin Cancers,Skin Neoplasm
D018223	Dermatofibrosarcoma	A sarcoma of the deep layers of the skin. The tumors are locally aggressive tends to recur but rarely metastatic. It can be classified into variants depending on the cell type tumors are derived from or by its characteristics: Pigmented variant from MELANIN-containing DERMAL DENDRITIC CELLS; Myxoid variant, myxoid STROMAL CELLS; Giant cell variant characterized by GIANT CELLS in the tumors; and Fibrosarcomatous variant chracterized by tumor areas histologically indistinguishable from FIBROSARCOMA.	Bednar Tumor,Bednar's Tumor,DFSP, Fibrosarcomatous,DFSP, Juvenile,DFSP, Myxoid,DFSP, Pigmented,Darier-Ferrand Tumor,Darier-Hoffmann Tumor,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Familial,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Fibrosarcomatous,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Giant Cell,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Myxoid,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Pigmented,FS-DFSP,Familial Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans,Fibrosarcomatous Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans,Giant Cell Fibroblastoma,Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans,Metastatic Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans,Bednars Tumor,Cell Fibroblastoma, Giant,Cell Fibroblastomas, Giant,DFSPs, Fibrosarcomatous,DFSPs, Juvenile,DFSPs, Myxoid,DFSPs, Pigmented,Darier Ferrand Tumor,Darier Hoffmann Tumor,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan, Familial,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan, Fibrosarcomatous,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan, Giant,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan, Metastatic,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan, Myxoid,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan, Pigmented,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Giant,Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Metastatic,Dermatofibrosarcomas,Familial Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan,Fibroblastoma, Giant Cell,Fibroblastomas, Giant Cell,Fibrosarcomatous DFSP,Fibrosarcomatous DFSPs,Fibrosarcomatous Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan,Giant Cell Fibroblastomas,Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan,Juvenile DFSP,Juvenile DFSPs,Metastatic Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan,Myxoid DFSP,Myxoid DFSPs,Myxoid Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan,Myxoid Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans,Pigmented DFSP,Pigmented DFSPs,Pigmented Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberan,Pigmented Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans,Protuberan, Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberan, Familial Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberan, Fibrosarcomatous Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberan, Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberan, Metastatic Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberan, Myxoid Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberan, Pigmented Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberans, Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberans, Familial Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberans, Fibrosarcomatous Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberans, Giant Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberans, Metastatic Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberans, Myxoid Dermatofibrosarcoma,Protuberans, Pigmented Dermatofibrosarcoma,Tumor, Bednar,Tumor, Bednar's,Tumor, Darier-Ferrand,Tumor, Darier-Hoffmann