title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the head and neck.
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytomas are now recognized as the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults. These tumors involve the head and neck region in 1 to 3% of cases. In this report we describe our experience with two typical and one unusual case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the head and neck region. In addition we review the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of these tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Har-El
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology