[Posttraumatic soft tissue sarcoma: a case study of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the elbow joint which appeared six and a half years after a severe injury]

Authors :: R, Joss
R, Ganz
H J, Ryssel
W, Remagen
K, Brunner
Source :: Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift. 110(52)
Publication Year :: 1980
Abstract: A 25-year-old patient was treated for a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the elbow which appeared 6 3/4 years after a severe injury at this site. The reasons for assumption of a causal relationship between the trauma and tumor development are discussed.

Subjects :: Adult
Male
Radiography
Arm Injuries
Time Factors
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous
Elbow Joint
Humans
Female
Sarcoma
Middle Aged
Elbow Injuries

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