title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma metastatic to the colon presenting as a lower gastrointestinal bleed.
abstract: Primary and metastatic malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the alimentary tract is uncommon, even though it is the most frequently diagnosed malignant soft tissue tumor in adults. In this report, we describe a patient with a left gluteal malignant fibrous histiocytoma who had intermittent melena and hematochezia attributed to colon metastases, 1 yr after surgical removal of the gluteal sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Abdulian
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Chase
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Solinger
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Collen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local