In 2011, Jean Hankee noticed a strange-looking vein on her right shin. At first, she said it looked like an “empty” varicose vein. “I thought it was just something that happened as I was getting older,” said Jean, who was 71 at the time. During her ye...

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) are rare tumors of the deeper layer of the skin that can be aggressive in the location where they arise but rarely metastasize (spread to other organs). DFSP are rare tumors grouped into a type of tumor class called sa...

In December 2012, I performed an Isolated Limb Infusion, making Fox Chase Cancer Center one of the few treatment centers in the country to offer this technique.Metastatic melanoma and extremity sarcoma are some of the hardest cancers to treat. With Isolated...