title: [Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of spleen. A case report and literature review].
abstract: A 11 year old girl who presented with malaise, poor appetite and flank mass was admitted in Sept. 1988. Abdominal x-ray, sonogram, Gallium scan and CT scan revealed a tumor mass in the spleen. Laparotomy confirmed a hugh mass measuring 15x15x10 cm in the spleen. The histologic study proved the tumor to be malignant fibrous histiocytoma, inflammatory type. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma occur mainly in late adult life, we report this case because the patient is young and the involvement of the spleen is rare.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy