title: Surgical management of giant secondary malignant fibrous histiocytoma following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is rare in the chest wall, particularly in patients who have undergone radiotherapy for primary nasopharyngeal cancer. In the present study, a case of MFH of the upper chest wall that appeared four years after initial radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasopharynx is reported. Furthermore, two-step surgical management was successfully performed consisting of i) tumor-reductive excision and ii) limb salvage surgery, including wide resection of the tumor mass, defect reconstruction of the chest wall using left latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap and dermatoplasty of the flap-supplied region. The progress of the clinical characteristics, the reasons for radiation-induced carcinogenesis, the treatment options and the prognostic factors of MFH are also reviewed. Finally, the importance of prevention and follow-up of this malignancy are highlighted and specific advice is offered.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China.
authors: Liping
authors: L
authors: Tong
authors: Department of General Surgery, Weinan Center Hospital, Weinan, Shaanxi 714000, P.R. China.
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China.
authors: Yongan
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China.
authors: Xiaoqing
authors: X
authors: Zheng
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China.
authors: Honggang
authors: H
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China.
authors: Jianyong
authors: J
authors: Sun
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China.
authors: Xiaofei
authors: X
authors: Li
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital of the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710038, P.R. China.
authors: Xiaolong
authors: X
authors: Yan
keywords: malignant fibrous histiocytoma; radiotherapy; surgical treatment