PubMed · 7404175
A patient with elastofibroma dorsi, apparently the first recorded case in southern Africa, is described.
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R M Lawson. 1980-09-13. Elastofibroma dorsi. A case report.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7404175/
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We report the case of a 62-year-old man with a huge (25 X 15 cm) dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the left flank and abdomen. This is one of the largest dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans lesions reported in the literature. Wide surgical excision of the tumor with 4-cm tumor-free margins created an extensive wound. Wound coverage was performed by transposing an extended rectus abdominis myocutaneous pedicled flap to the defect. Follow-up at 2 years revealed no evidence of local or regional recurrence. We present a brief review of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and a discussion of the reconstruction of such large defects.