AN UNUSUAL DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS - A CASE-REPORT

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) previously called Morbus Darier is an intermediate grade sarcoma with a fairly high rate of recurrenc e, it occurs most commonly on the trunk and extremities but may also o ccur in the head and neck region. Treatment of choice is wide excision . A 69-year-old female patient with a 57-year history of dermatofibros arcoma protuberans is presented. The lesion appeared on the right fore head and both eyelids at the age of 12 years. The patient required 64 surgeries mostly for the head and neck lesions.