title: A giant malignant fibrous histiocytoma on the scalp.
abstract: Malignant fibrosis histiocytoma (MFH) is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas of adult life. The most common sites of origin are the proximal extremities, particularly the thigh and buttock. The tumors are multilobular fleshy masses, often apparently circumscribed on gross examination. We report a case of a MFH of the head in a 57-year-old woman. Our case is clinically unusual in that the tumor rapidly grew up to 15 cm in a very short time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyoung-Hun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jee-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kee-Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Jai-Kyoung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*