CAJ | 학술논문

Objective: To study treatment and prognostic factor in 74 patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Methods: From August 1990 to November 1999, 74 patients with dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) confirmed by pathology were treated in Cancer Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. 72 cases were given wide excision and 2 cases were given local excision. All of 74 cases, 52 cases had surgical resection alone, and 22 cases had surgical resection combined with radiotherapy.Total dose of radiotherapy was 50-70 Gy. Results: The rate of recurrence was 36.1% for all patients. The 5-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) rate was 66%. The 5-year recurrence-free survival rates for resection alone and combined with radiotherapy were58% and 90%, respectively (P=-0.0187). The 5-year recurrence-free survival rates for positive microscopic margins and negative microscopic margins were 57% and 75%, respectively (P=0.0468). Conclusion: Post-operation radiotherapy is an effective treatment to decrease the recurrence rate for the patients with positive microscope, or the patients without suitable surgical treatment.