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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma: report of five cases and a review of the literature.
- Source :
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Journal of surgical oncology [J Surg Oncol] 1978; Vol. 10 (5), pp. 431-9. - Publication Year :
- 1978
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Abstract
- Five cases of malignant fibrous histiocytoma are presented and the relevant literature is reviewed. All the patients had locally extensive tumor or eventual recurrent or metastatic disease. Determining malignancy by histologic criteria is difficult. Therefore, histologic, gross, and clinical behavior of the tumor is important. Though the role of radiation therapy and chemotherapy is not yet established, it appears that at least wide "cancer resection," if possible, is the treatment of choice. The unusually high incidence of nonresectable, recurrent, or metastatic disease in retroperitoneal histiocytomas raises the question as to whether all three modalities of therapy should be used in the treatment of tumors at this particular site.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Granuloma diagnosis
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Recurrence
Soft Tissue Neoplasms therapy
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous diagnosis
Soft Tissue Neoplasms diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-4790
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of surgical oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 215843
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.2930100508