title: Giant malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the uterus.
abstract: A case of giant (32 Kg) malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) arising from the uterus and occupying the entire abdomen and the pelvis is reported. The patient had debulking surgery, followed by combination chemotherapy, but died 7 months after diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Patologia Ostetrica e Ginecologica, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vagno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maiorano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cormio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loverro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nacci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ricco
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery