title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma as a primary cardiac tumor.
abstract: We describe the case of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the heart, presenting with an obstinate cough and clinically misdiagnosed as myxoma, in an 80-year-old woman. Fourteen months after surgical removal, an embolic episode revealed recurrence of the tumor. To plan the best surgical management, MFH, rare as it is, should be borne in mind when evaluating a cardiac intracavitary mass, especially if located in the left atrium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, Florence 50134, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Novelli
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anichini
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pedemonte
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozzini
authors.forename: Franca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.forename: Gabriella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nesi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology