title: An uncommon presentation of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the calcaneus.
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone is the osseous counterpart of the tumor in soft tissue. It is a rare primary bone tumor, and there have been conflicting reports on its grades of malignancy. The appendicular skeleton, especially the femur, is the most common site of involvement, whereas the calcaneus is rarely involved. We describe a primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the calcaneal bone in a 21-year-old man. The patient underwent neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy and below-the-knee amputation, and no local recurrence or metastasis was noted after 2 years of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahtiyar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demiralp
authors.forename: Kaan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erler
authors.forename: Engin Kutay
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Ozturan
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bek
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kurt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002111:Calcaneus; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male