National epidemiology of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, England 2013–2022
The incidence data for England from 2013 to 2022 indicates that there were 171 cases every year on average, which gives a crude incidence rate of 0.31 per 100 000 person-years and a nonsignificant annual increase of 1.42%, before the COVID-19 pandemic, 2013–2019. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) has a high 5-year net survival rate of 99.2% and an overall survival rate of 96.5%, which indicates a generally favourable DFSP prognosis once resected.
Authors
- William Perkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6530-7711)
- Charles M.G. Archer
- Birgitta van Bodegraven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8359-9017)
- Zoe Claire Venables (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9929-2693)
- Veronica Melchionda
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (GB)
- Churchill Hospital (GB)
- British Association of Dermatologists (GB)
- NHS Digital (GB)
- Churchill Centre (US)
- NHS England
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-10-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf401
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52