title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma associated with a Dacron vascular prosthesis.
abstract: A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma associated with a Dacron vascular prosthesis is presented. To our knowledge, only four such tumors have been previously recorded in the English-language literature despite extensive use of vascular prosthetic grafts over the last 30 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Meredith
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Craddock
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates