Fine-needle aspiration of primary and recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. 2004

Jerzy Klijanienko, and Jean-Michel Caillaud, and Réal Lagacé
Department of Tumor Biology, Institut Curie, Paris, France. jerzy.klijanienko@curie.net

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a nodular cutaneous mesenchymal tumor of intermediate malignancy. Studies on fine-needle aspiration of DFSP are extremely rare; to our knowledge, only 33 cases have been reported. We have reviewed 14 examples of DFSP in 13 patients. Ten primary tumors were aspirated before surgical biopsy and four recurrent lesions (all from superficial lesions) were also investigated by fine-needle aspiration. All smears were surprisingly homogeneous and composed of isolated spindle cells in all cases (one unsatisfactory smear is excluded). Tissue fragments with a stroriform pattern were seen in 11 cases, fibrillary stromal fragments in 10 cases, naked nuclei in 8 cases, slight to moderate cytonuclear atypia in 5 cases. Mitotic figures, myxoid background, mast cells, and dispersed adipocytes were rare. Giant cells, necrosis, or marked cytonuclear atypia were not seen. DFSP shares morphological characteristics of some low-grade spindle-cell neoplasms. It should be differentiated from other benign low- and intermediate-grade spindle neoplasm such as low-grade fibrosarcoma, fibromyxosarcoma, low-grade malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, benign peripheral nerve sheath tumor, nodular fasciitis, and fibrous histiocytoma.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
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
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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