Primary Pulmonary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is one of the most common adult soft tissue sarcomas. MFH is very aggressive and is most often found in the extremities and the retroperitoneum, but it can manifest at other sites. Though the lungs are the most common sites of metastasis, they rarely present ther...

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Main Authors: Devin P. Patel, Yogesh S. Gandhi, Keith E. Sommers, Devanand Mangar, Enrico M. Camporesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/381276
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Enrico M. Camporesi
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description Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is one of the most common adult soft tissue sarcomas. MFH is very aggressive and is most often found in the extremities and the retroperitoneum, but it can manifest at other sites. Though the lungs are the most common sites of metastasis, they rarely present there as a primary tumor. Our report describes a rare case of a primary MFH tumor in the lung. Careful diagnostic procedure should be followed to ensure the tumor does not have extrapulmonary origins. Though MFH is highly invasive and deadly, surgical excision of the tumor has been shown to be successful.
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spelling doaj-art-bf2b9e56063145d89031b48ee62c74b92025-08-20T02:18:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542015-01-01201510.1155/2015/381276381276Primary Pulmonary Malignant Fibrous HistiocytomaDevin P. Patel0Yogesh S. Gandhi1Keith E. Sommers2Devanand Mangar3Enrico M. Camporesi4Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USATampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USATampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USATampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USATampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USAMalignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is one of the most common adult soft tissue sarcomas. MFH is very aggressive and is most often found in the extremities and the retroperitoneum, but it can manifest at other sites. Though the lungs are the most common sites of metastasis, they rarely present there as a primary tumor. Our report describes a rare case of a primary MFH tumor in the lung. Careful diagnostic procedure should be followed to ensure the tumor does not have extrapulmonary origins. Though MFH is highly invasive and deadly, surgical excision of the tumor has been shown to be successful.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/381276
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