[A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the right lung].
A malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma found in adults, but a primary MFH of the lung is very rare. A chest X-ray taken of a 73-year-old man revealed a massive lesion in the right upper lobe, and a subsequent right upper lobe lobectomy uncovered a soft, light yellow tumor in the right S3 area, measuring 2.8 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm. Histologically, the tumor manifested a typical storiform pattern of spindle-sharp cells with no sign of a myosarcoma. As no abnormal lesion was detected in the abdomen and extremities, the tumor was diagnosed as a primary MFH of the lung.
Kodama
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H
2nd Dept of Surgery, School of Med., Gunma Univ.
Anzai
T
T
Kato
M
M
Kawabe
M
M
Ohtani
Y
Y
Ito
H
H
Joshita
T
T
D000368:Aged; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy