title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung.
abstract: Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the lung is very rare. To date, only 32 reports of 63 cases of primary MFH of the lung have appeared in English, excluding tumors arising from the pulmonary arteries and pleura. We describe a patient with primary MFH of the lung who developed brain metastasis and involvement of pulmonary great vessels. In addition, we reviewed previously reported cases to establish the clinical characteristics and most appropriate management of primary pulmonary MFH. When disease is sufficiently limited, complete resection remains the mainstay of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Research, National Sanyo Hospital, Respiratory Disease Center, 685 Higashi-kiwa, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0241, Japan. aoe@sanyou-dr.jp
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoe
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hiraki
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makihata
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takao
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Michihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eda
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male