title: Benign fibrous histiocytoma arising from the intercostal space.
abstract: Benign fibrous histiocytoma is a tumor of unknown etiology that is believed to be of mixed fibroblastic and histiocytic origin. Deep benign fibrous histiocytomas are most commonly found in the lower limbs or the head and neck region; it is relatively rare that they are seen in the intercostal space. Only six case reports of this entity are described in the literature. We report a 20-year-old woman who suffered from a painless swelling in the left chest wall, with a computed tomographic correlation. The lesion was totally excised, and histopathology revealed a benign fibrous histiocytoma. This is the first case of a benign fibrous histiocytoma that arose from the intercostal space reported in the English-language literature. The six cases reported in the medical literature are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, 21400, Turkey. zulfuarikanoglu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Zulfu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Arikanoglu
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basbug
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meteroglu
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Senol
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizrak
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
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