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Case Reports
. 2010:2010:389692.
doi: 10.1155/2010/389692. Epub 2010 Jul 5.

Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung: a case report

I Tsangaridou  1 , G Papamihalis, K Stathopoulos, O Konstantinopoulos, L Thanos
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Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung: a case report

I Tsangaridou et al. Case Rep Med. 2010.

Abstract

Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the lung is extremely rare although it is among the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults. Surgery is the primary mode of therapy, with high rates of local and distant recurrence, while radiation therapy appears to be a very useful adjunct, decreasing local relapse. We report a case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung. Fourteen years after surgical resection, the patient is still alive although with multiple metastatic lesions throughout his body.

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Figure 1
Tumor mass obstructing the left main bronchus.
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Figure 2
Left pneumectomy; Nodular matastases.
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Figure 3
Metastatic lesion of the right iliopsoas muscle.
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Figure 4
Left intraocular mass.
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Figure 5
Innumerable metastatic nodules with involvement of thoracic wall.
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