title: Completely wide resection of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the chest wall; expect for long survival.
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) rarely occurs in the chest wall. A case of MFH originating from the chest wall is herein reported. We performed radical en-block resection of the whole chest wall together with the tumor and reconstructed it with Marlex mesh. There was no recurrence 4 years after operation. We consider radical en-block resection for MFH and reconstruction with Marlex mesh a safe operation and may provide a long-term survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shikada
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuyama
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maehara
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013534:Survival; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes