[Pulmonary malignant fibrous histiocytoma presenting as hemothorax].
A 39-year-old woman, who suffered from a sudden episode of severe left-sided back pain, was admitted to our hospital because of hemothorax. Chest CT scans revealed a mass extending from the left hilum to the posterior thoracic wall. The mass occluded the left pulmonary artery at the left main bronchus. Examination of a frozen section of a specimen obtained during a thoracotomy showed a sarcomatous tumor. A left pneumonectomy was then performed. Microscopic examination of a specimen revealed that the tumor was composed of spindle cells with cellular atypia and mitosis forming fascicles and storiform arrays. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (storiform-pleomorphic pattern) was diagnosed. Chemotherapy was carried out six times during the year after surgery. No recurrence of the tumor has been seen during 20 months of follow-up.
Hachiya
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University, School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Okada
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K
Yamazaki
Y
Y
Hayasaka
M
M
Yoshikawa
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Kubo
K
K
Sekiguchi
M
M
Honda
T
T
Hanyuuda
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D014750:Vincristine; D003606:Dacarbazine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide