A rapidly-growing friable nodule on the cheek

Dermatol Online J. 2024 Aug 15;30(4). doi: 10.5070/D330464116.

Abstract

Atypical fibroxanthoma and pleomorphic dermal sarcoma are on a spectrum of cutaneous tumors that present as ulcerated lesions in older adults. We present an 84-year-old man with pleomorphic dermal sarcoma, initially presenting as a bleeding lesion of the cheek that progressed to an eroded nodule.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cheek* / pathology
  • Facial Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Facial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skin Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Skin Neoplasms* / pathology