title: [Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the duramater].
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults with the majority of cases that occur in patients between 50-70 years and most of cases occurs in male. Seventy percent originate from extremities. Primary MFH involving the central nervous system is a rare occurrence with most cases originating from the dura or leptomeninges. A case of primary intracranial malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a 60-year-old man is presented. The tumor was successfully excised and the patient remained well at follow-up of 12 months. The clinical features of this case and the therapeutic prognosis of 24 cases reported previously in the literature were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Neurológicas. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelabert-González
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández-Villa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reyes-Santías
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged