title: [Malignant primary fibrous histiocytoma of the pleura].
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a uncommon primary sarcoma, occurring exceptionally in the thoracic site. We report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pleura in a 23-year-old man. The tumour was revealed by chest pain and alteration of the general state. A complete resection of the tumour histologically diagnosed as a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, with a right upper lobectomy was performed. No adjuvant treatment was proposed. The patient died 4 months after operation with cerebral metastasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MFH should be treated by wide surgical resection if technically feasible, the role of adjuvant treatment is not defined.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kabiri
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Elfakir
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kettani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Validire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Meslout
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benosman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis