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Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Shoulder with Rare Distant Abdominal Metastasis detected by Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography ( FDG-PET / CT )

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  • Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Shoulder with Rare Distant Abdominal Metastasis detected by FluorodeoxyglucosePositron Emission Tomography/Computed

  • Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Shoulder with Rare Distant Abdominal Metastasis detected by Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG-PET/CT)

  • DFSP is a rare cutaneous tumour of low malignant grade characterised by a pattern of slow, infiltrative growth and a marked tendency to recur locally after surgical excision.[1]

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Introduction

Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Shoulder with Rare Distant Abdominal Metastasis detected by FluorodeoxyglucosePositron Emission Tomography/Computed. A56-year-old male patient with a rare dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and fibrosarcomatous change (DFSPFS) presented with a solitary fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid tumour with no evidence of metastasis in the left upper extremity [Figure 1A].

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