title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the trachea.
abstract: We experienced a rare case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) arising in the trachea. A 24-year-old man with severe dyspnea had a well-defined mass in the cervical trachea on chest X-ray examination. Chest computed tomography showed a 2.0-cm diameter mass originating in the right-posterior wall of the trachea. The tumor occupied over 90% of the lumen. A radical excision of the tumor (tracheal resection) with tracheal plasty was performed. The microscopic diagnosis was MFH. The patient remains well, without evidence of recurrence, 3 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakao
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomimitsu
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Natsuaki
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*