title: Intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a 5-year-old girl.
abstract: A case of primary intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) in 5-year-old girl is presented, the eighteenth case so described in modern literature. A lobulated, heterogenous mass lesion with a haemorragic component was present in our case' s MRI. A review of the literature on MFH of the pediatric age group was done to establish guidelines for standard treatment modalities in primary intracerebral MFH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bora
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akmansu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yenidunya
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Egehan
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging