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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Family and Reproductive Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Family and Reproductive Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1735-8949</Issn>
      <Volume>15</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>20</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Vulva: A Rare Occurrence and Review of Literature</title>
    <FirstPage>136</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>140</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Lajya</FirstName>
        <LastName>Goyal</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Priyanka</FirstName>
        <LastName>Garg</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Manmeet</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kaur</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Diksha</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sharma</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, India</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>13</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>05</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Objective: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) of the vulva is an uncommon soft tissue tumor with fewer than 60 cases reported previously. Distant metastasis is rare with a high propensity for local invasion. Surgical management is the gold standard with adequate margin excision to prevent future recurrences. We report a case of vulvar DFSP requiring three resections to achieve primary clearance. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report from India. 
Case report: A 35-years-old female, presented with nodular vulvar mass for the third time arising from the upper part of right labia majora for the last year. She had a history of two similar episodes in the past for which excision was done and histopathology confirmed DFSP. The third wide local resection was performed with 3 cm margins and the margins were sent for intra-operative frozen section analysis, which was confirmed clear by the pathologist. The patient has been free of recurrence for two years. 
Conclusion: DFSP is a challenging condition presenting as a non-tender nodular mass characterized by local invasion and recurrence. Early diagnosis and appropriate management using wide local excision with accurate margin assessment can achieve optimal results and prevent future recurrences.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/1674</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/download/1674/565</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
