From: Role of ultrasound in the diagnosis of primary and recurrent dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Characteristic | Primary DSFP (n = 23) | Recurrent DSFP (n = 35) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 42.27 ± 10.86 (25–64)a | 38.09 ± 12.43 (18–79)a | 0.949 |
Sex | 0.160 | ||
Female | 13 (59.1%) | 14 (40.0%) | |
Male | 9 (40.9%) | 21 (60.0%) | |
Type of lesion | 0.000* | ||
Plague | 3 (13.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Red Nodule | 14 (63.6%) | 2 (5.7%) | |
Other palpable | 3 (13.6%) | 29 (82.9%) | |
Nodule | |||
Multinodular | 2 (9.1%) | 4 (11.4%) | |
Anatomic location | 0.725 | ||
Head and neck | 2 (9.1%) | 4 (11.4%) | |
Trunk | 18 (81.8%) | 30 (85.7%) | |
Extremities | 2 (9.1%) | 1 (2.9%) | |
Immunohistochemical | |||
CD34(+) | 23 | 35 |