title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mediastinum.
abstract: A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mediastinum presenting with unusual features of fever and leucocytosis is reported. This is the youngest patient reported in the literature who had this tumour in the mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathur
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000209:etiology; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed