title: Endobronchial malignant fibrous histiocytoma: case report of an unusual presentation and palliative flexible bronchoscopic resection.
abstract: Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the lung is a very rare neoplasm that usually presents as a parenchymal mass. Here we report an unusual case of primary MFH of the bronchus, showing relatively benign clinical features. We performed a palliative resection via flexible bronchoscopy, using a polypectomy snare. The patient has survived for over 2 years after being diagnosed with an endobronchial mass, later found to be MFH, and 14 months post-debulking. There is a possibility that endobronchial MFH has a more favorable prognosis than MFH of other origins. If this is true, interventional bronchoscopy can be a reasonable option for non-operable cases of MFH.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, College of Medicine, CHA University, Seongnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jung-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Eun-Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hye-Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed