title: Metachronous second primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma in two skeletal muscles.
abstract: The first recorded case of a metachronous second primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of soft tissue is presented. The patient, who has been followed every two months since the treatment of his buttock sarcoma by neoadjuvant therapy, is free of disease 24 months later. The clinical presentations, different histologies, and DNA contents of these two MFHs are consistent with metachronous primary sarcomas. The literature on second primary neoplasms is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Nathanson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zarbo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sarantou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D002081:Buttocks; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy