Primary intra-abdominal malignant fibrous histiocytoma. Case report and literature review.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a pleomorphic soft tissues sarcoma usually found in the extremity and in the retroperitoneum. The primary intra-abdominal localization of this tumour is very rare and only thirty-five previous reports are present in the world medical literature. The Authors report a case of giant malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mesentery, which is treated by surgical removal plus adjuvant chemotherapy.
Pulcini
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M
Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
Marzullo
A
A
Capriotti
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I
Castellari
M
M
Vietri
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F
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008643:Mesentery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*