Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans- A Rare Entity, Two Case Reports in a Tertiary Care Center of North India

Abstract

We present two typical cases of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) with a complaint of recurrence, make a review of the most important aspects. This is a rare tumor and we call special attention to the fact that its recurrence is extremely frequent, so there is an absolute need to observe these patients periodically after surgery. Both cases were operated by wide local excision with tumor-free margins and sent for radiotherapy. The histopathological reports confirmed the recurrence of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans(DFSP). The patients were followed for 3 months but no signs of recurrence seen after excision of recurrent tumor mass
This is a rare tumor and we call special attention to the fact that its recurrence is extremely frequent, so there is absolute need to observe these patients periodically after surgery. These cases motivated us to review the most important aspects of this rare tumor, besides presenting an interesting and typical case of DFSP with recurrence. All dermatologists and surgeons must know about the frequent recurrence of this tumor, sometimes even when excised with wide margins. For this reason, these patients must be observed periodically after surgery for a long time.