Key clinical message:
DERMATOFIBROSARCOMAPROTUBERANS (DFSP) is a rare recurrent fibrohistiocytic tumor. Because of the rarity of the disease, non-specific presentation and lack of Immunohistochemistry (IHC) its diagnosis is often delayed and prompt treatment is deferred, which can lead to complications such as recurrence and metastasis. Given the limitation of available diagnostic modalities in a resource poor setting, diagnosis can be confusing. As most of the tumors recur with time, our case of complete cure was interesting phenomenon observed in our case.