title: Plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor with systemic metastases: a case report.
abstract: A case of plexiform fibrohistiocytic tumor with pulmonary metastases is presented. The tumor developed on the left wrist of a 4-year-old girl and metastasized to an axillary lymph node and lungs after an episode of local recurrence. This is the first report of systemic metastasis secondary to this neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Salomao
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nascimento
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014953:Wrist