A Lobulated Cutaneous Nodule on the Abdomen

A 42-year-old female presented with painless abdominal swelling for the past 2 months.Cutaneous examination revealed a solitary, well-defined, firm, lobulated skin-coloured to erythematous nodule of size 5 × 3 cm on the right lower abdomen [Figure 1A].Histopathological examination revealed a dermal-based spindle-cell tumour arranged in a storiform pattern within a fibrocollagenous and myxoid stroma [Figure 1B and C].On immunohistochemistry, spindle cells were diffusely positive for cluster of differentiation 34, negative for SO × 10, S100, diagnostic of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans [Figure 1D].Dermoscopy showed a structureless whitishpink background with shiny white streaks and scattered delicate linear vessels (Dermlite DL4, ×10; polarized mode) [Figure 2].e patient subsequently underwent wide local excision of the tumour with adequate surgical margins.

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Indian Journal of Postgraduate Dermatology
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2026-10-13
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https://doi.org/10.25259/ijpgd_147_2026
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Soft tissue tumor case studies
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A Lobulated Cutaneous Nodule on the Abdomen

Sanjay Sriram, Sheetanshu Kumar, Akshay Meena
Indian Journal of Postgraduate Dermatology
Soft tissue tumor case studies
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A Lobulated Cutaneous Nodule on the Abdomen

Sanjay Sriram, Sheetanshu Kumar, Akshay Meena
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Abstract

A 42-year-old female presented with painless abdominal swelling for the past 2 months.Cutaneous examination revealed a solitary, well-defined, firm, lobulated skin-coloured to erythematous nodule of size 5 × 3 cm on the right lower abdomen [Figure 1A].Histopathological examination revealed a dermal-based spindle-cell tumour arranged in a storiform pattern within a fibrocollagenous and myxoid stroma [Figure 1B and C].On immunohistochemistry, spindle cells were diffusely positive for cluster of differentiation 34, negative for SO × 10, S100, diagnostic of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans [Figure 1D].Dermoscopy showed a structureless whitishpink background with shiny white streaks and scattered delicate linear vessels (Dermlite DL4, ×10; polarized mode) [Figure 2].e patient subsequently underwent wide local excision of the tumour with adequate surgical margins.

Indian Journal of Postgraduate DermatologyVol. 0
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
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Soft tissue tumor case studies
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