title: [Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the maxillofacial region].
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma and is characterized by a variable morphology, which often creates difficulties in differential diagnosis. The clinical behavior and the pathologic features of 9 cases of MFH of the head and neck were studied. The cases presented demonstrate the poor prognosis of these lesions because of their strong tendency to recur locally and to form distant metastases, especially to the lungs.
authors.affiliation: Bereichs Medizin (Charité) der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rink
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Das maligne fibröse histiozytom im Kiefer-Gesichtsbereich.