title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mesentery: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH) rarely affects the abdomen and only a few cases arising in the mesentery have to date been discovered. In this paper, two cases of MFH of the mesentery are described and a review of the literature is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery "Pietro Valdoni", General Surgery Unit, University of Rome "La Sapienza".
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Basso
authors.forename: M Codacci
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pisanelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bovino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vietri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ermo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Toma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed