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The case history of a patient with recurrent DFSP.. The first tumor mass in the abdominal wall was resected in 2004 and recurrences have been occurring beginning in 2005 for over 10 years. Distant metastasis was first observed, and imatinib treatment was initiated, in 2010. Metastases occurred in other sites: chest wall (2012), diaphragm (2013), peritoneum/liver (2014), and chest wall/liver (2015).
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In 2005, 2007, and 2009, local recurrences occurred and surgical excisions were performed for each recurrence (Fig 1). Distant metastasis to the colon was first observed in 2010 (Fig 1).