Extended surgical safety margins and ulceration are associated with an improved prognosis in pleomorphic dermal sarcomas.
Oana-Diana PersaC LoquaiM WobserM BaltaciS DenglerA KreuterA VolzM LaimerM EmbergerM DoerlerC MauchDoris HelbigPublished in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2019)
We identified surgical safety margins of <2 cm and absence of ulceration as risk factors for relapse in patients with PDS. These findings may be implemented into both the primary treatment as well as the further monitoring of patients with PDS.