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01-07-2008 | Clinical-patient Studies

Intracranial recurrence and distant metastasis of scalp dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Authors: Jurica Marakovic, Milorad Vilendecic, Tonko Marinovic, Smiljka Lambasa, Gordan Grahovac

Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology | Issue 3/2008

Abstract

Only few cases of scalp dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with intracranial and distant metastasis have been reported. Here we report a case of scalp dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with frequent local recurrence, intracranial invasion and with distant lung metastasis during 6 years of treatment. We would like to emphasize difficulties in surgical treatment of such invasive and locally recurrent tumors of scalp, and necessity to understand new molecular pathogenesis of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and potential treatment strategy with imatinib for patients with surgically untreatable disease. Close surveillance of patients with scalp dermatofibrosarcoma is necessary due recurrence nature of tumor.

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Title: Intracranial recurrence and distant metastasis of scalp dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Authors: Jurica Marakovic
Milorad Vilendecic
Tonko Marinovic
Smiljka Lambasa
Gordan Grahovac
Publication date: 01-07-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Neuro-Oncology / Issue 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0167-594X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-008-9567-8

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