title: [Retroperitoneal sarcomas: a case of a malignant giant fibrous histiocytoma].
abstract: The authors report their experience with a case of a voluminous retroperitoneal malignant fibrous histiocytoma. A 74-year-old woman was admitted for a palpable mass in the right abdomen. Magnetic resonance confirmed a solid mass and showed its relations to the adjacent organs. The tumour was resected completely, and histological examination revealed it to be a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the storiform-pleomorphic type. Eleven months later, a local recurrence developed and a second operation was performed. The Authors go on to examine the diagnostic and therapeutic treatments of these rare neoplasms with reference to the international literature.
authors.affiliation: UO di Chirurgia Oncologica, Ospedale Oncologico Regionale, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cianci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012086:Reoperation; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery