Malignant fibrous histiocytoma presenting as a bleeding gastric ulcer.
A patient with malignant fibrous histiocytoma had hematemesis from an ulcerated metastatic tumor in the stomach 3 years after surgical removal of the sarcoma from its primary site. Despite surgical removal of the ulcer and abdominal irradiation, the patient died from recurrent gastric tumor. A discussion of malignant fibrous histiocytoma and gastric metastases are presented.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis*