title: Pediatric cutaneous malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is an aggressive soft-tissue sarcoma that most commonly occurs in the skeletal muscle of the extremities or retroperitoneum of adults. Although the majority of MFH is located beneath the fascia, the tumor occasionally occurs in the subcutaneous tissue. MFH rarely occurs in children and the disease course, prognosis, and outcome in younger patients has not been well described. We report a case of cutaneous MFH presenting on the thigh of a 12-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21201, USA.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rothman
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lowitt
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Pfau
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery