title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma: vascular invasion and metastasis to heart.
abstract: Two cases of biopsy-proven malignant fibrous histiocytoma are presented which showed local as well as vascular spread resulting in cardiac metastasis and peri-and postoperative complications leaving palliative surgery as the prime management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. orthojpmc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Allah Rakhio
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jamali
authors.forename: Seemin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jamali
authors.forename: Anisuddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majid
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mehboob
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*