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Do you typically excise cellular dermatofibromas?

If so, with what margins?
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Do you typically excise cellular dermatofibromas?

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Dermatology · Rush University
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I don't see a reason to remove them beyond cosmetic reasons or patient preference.

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Dermatology · Central Dermatology Center
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I offer re-excision and proceed if the patients elects to. However, I also offer monitoring and inform the patient of the possibility/likelihood of recurrence if not fully excised.

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Dermatology · University of Washington School of Medicine
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If there is concern about dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP), it would be reasonable to excise, but that concern should be relatively easy to sort out with immunohistochemistry stains (Cluster of Differentiation 34/CD-34). There are some reports of cellular dermatofibromas (DFs) transforming int...

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