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. 2012 Aug 30;4(5):1047–1055. doi: 10.3892/ol.2012.887

Table VI.

Immunohistochemical markers used for differential diagnosis of DFSP.

Marker Expressed Not expressed
CD34 DFSP, inflammatory fibrosarcoma, myofibrosarcoma, angiosarcoma, epithelioid sarcoma Dermatofibroma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, pediatric myofibromatosis, fibrosarcoma, hypertrophic scars or keloids
Factor XIIIa Dermatofibroma DFSP
Stromelysin III Dermatofibroma DFSP
Apolipoprotein D Dermatofibroma DFSP
CD163 Dermatofibroma DFSP
D2-40 Dermatofibroma DFSP

DFSP, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.