title: [Malignant fibrohistiocytoma of the spermatic cord].
abstract: A malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the spermatic cord is presented and a review of the literature has been performed. The patient here presented survived for eight years and is probably cured of his tumour. In general, MFHs of the spermatic cord have a good prognosis, even when they attain a big size. They have a worse evolution when satellite nodules are present. Although more experience is needed. It is our feeling, that a spermatic MFH smaller than 8 cm, without any satellite nodule and less than 25% nuclei positive to MIB-1 (cell proliferation marker), may have a conservative therapy, including only tumorectomy.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital San Juan de la Cruz, Ubeda, Jaén.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urdiales-Viedma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Rodríguez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martos-Padilla
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pichardo Pichardo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013085:Spermatic Cord