title: Transformation of an idiopathic bone infarct into malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a female. A case report.
abstract: A case report of malignant degeneration of a long-standing idiopathic bone infarct into malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a female is presented. Most of the previous cases reported were in males. The pathogenesis is still obscure; however, a cause-and-effect relationship may exist. The prognosis is poor. Most patients die within two years after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital School of Medicine, City University of New York, NY.
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Abdelwahab
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hermann
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000098:blood supply*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis