Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the greater omentum.
Primary malignant mesenchymal tumours of the greater omentum are rare. We report a 40-year old man with a painless abdominal lump of two months duration. At laparotomy, the mass was found to be arising from the greater omentum. A near-total omentectomy was done. Histological examination of the resected tumour revealed features consistent with malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
Aggarwal
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Department of Surgical Disciplines, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110 029, India. sandag@medinst.ernet.in
Haldar
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Kumar
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Kumar
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Guleria
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Dawar
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D000328:Adult; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography