title: [Malignant fibrohistiocytoma arising at a femoral dacron vascular prosthesis. Case report and review of the literature].
abstract: In a recent publication, reporting the sixth case of aortic angiosarcoma, probably induced by the implantation of a dacron vascular prosthesis, Weiss et al. have done a literature review concerning the association between the presence of vascular prostheses and the onset of mesenchymal neoplasms. Although they consider the incidence of this association very low, they also point out the hypothesis, largely supported by experimental studies, that vascular prostheses can play the role of aetiological co-factor or factor in the onset of these tumors. We consider useful to report a case of malignant fibro histiocytoma arising around a femoral vascular prosthesis in a patient operated on for aneurysm of the femoral artery.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina e Chirurgia Cardiovascolare, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Raso
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rispoli
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Castagno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muncinelli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maggio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sandrone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
vernacular_title: Fibroistiocitoma maligno comparso in sede di protesi vascolare di dacron a livello femorale. Case report e rassegna della letteratura.