Transformation of an idiopathic bone infarct into malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a female. A case report.
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.
Abdelwahab
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Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Hospital School of Medicine, City University of New York, NY.
Hermann
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Lewis
M M
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Klein
M J
MJ
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