Survival Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited information is available regarding survival outcomes and risk factors of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP).

Objective

To investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics and survival outcomes of DFSP.

Materials and methods

The study cohort (7,567 patients) was selected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (2000-2018). Demographic and clinicopathologic variables, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors were analyzed.

Results

A total of 5,640 (74.53%) and 1,927 (25.47%) tumors were located in the skin and soft tissue, respectively. The median follow-up duration was 92 months. Median follow-up times were similar between patients with lymph node (107 months) and distant (102 months) metastases; the median survival

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10461715 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature