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Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) with Fibrosarcomatous Changes in a Patient with Crohn's Disease Treated with Anti-TNF (Adalimumab).

Ivo Klarin
Published in: Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine (2023)
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a low-to-intermediate grade sarcoma with a reported incidence of 4.1 per million person-years. Despite its local invasiveness, it rarely metastasizes (5% of cases). Fibrosarcomatous change in DFSP is a form of tumor progression that carries an increased risk of metastases. We reported a case of 45-year-old patient treated with adalimumab lasting 7 years for Crohn's disease who developed dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibromatous changes. Adalimumab therapy was stopped before surgery, and ustekinumab was introduced 6 months after.
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