title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytomas are uncommon in the head and neck, the sinonasal tract being the most common location. This report describes 5 cases in this area: two in the nasal cavity, two in the maxillary sinus, and one in the frontal sinus. Four were primary cases and one was secondary to previous irradiation. All patients received surgical treatment, one of them with postoperative irradiation. All five patients experienced local recurrences and three also experienced distant metastases. Only one of these recurrences was successfully salvaged and the patient is alive and free of disease 3 years after resection. A summary of knowledge about the entity is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Oviedo, Instituto Universitario de Oncología, Oviedo, Sapin.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Llorente
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed