Corresponding author: Yu-Ling Hsu, Department of Dermatology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No. 21, Sec. 2, Nan-Ya S. Rd., Pan-Chiao, Taipei 220, Taiwan TEL: 886-2-89667000 ext. 4286 FAX: 886-2-89665567 E-mail: [email protected] Funding source: none Confl ict of interest: none declared CASE REPORT A 65-year-old Taiwanese female initially presented an 1-year history of experiencing an ...

Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma, known as malignant fibrous histiocytoma, is a malignant neoplasm that arises in both soft tissue and bones. In 2002, the World Health Organization declassified malignant fibrous histocytoma as a formal diagnostic entity and renamed it 'undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma not otherwise specified.' It most commonly occurs in the lower extremities and rarely ...

AIMS AND METHODS To study the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thyroid (MFH-T). Treatment and outcome were analyzed retrospectively in a consecutive series of 12 patients with primary MFH-T treated at the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from 1987 to 2007. RESULTS All 12 patients underwent surgery; surgery a...

Twenty-two cases of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the lung are described, and a review of the literature is presented. As in the soft tissue, this sarcoma is found primarily in older individuals, usually as a solitary peripheral mass. Chest wall invasion at diagnosis was seen in four cases. The most common histologic subtype was the storiform-pleomorphic type of MFH. Vascular ...

Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the chest wall is rare. We report a case of primary MFH arising from the chest wall, which was thought to be a metastasis or myeloma. The imaging study revealed a single mass of the chest wall involving a rib. Resection and chest wall reconstruction was done. The histologic diagnosis was storiform-pleomorphic primary MFH. Although MFH of the chest...

Clinical, light microscopic, electron microscopic and immunocytochemical features of 4 cases (3 women and 1 man) of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the breast are presented. The literature is reviewed and the diagnosis and treatment discussed. The good outcome is stressed and local excision or simple mastectomy recommended as appropriate treatment.

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the conjunctiva is an extremely rare tumour, and only three previous cases have been reported. We describe two patients with MFH of the conjunctiva: a 58-year-old white male with epibulbar tumour who had exenteration and is alive after five years' follow-up, and a 3 1/2-year-old African girl with xeroderma pigmentosum and an MFH of her right eye conjuncti...

A case of fibrous histiocytoma of low grade malignancy arising from the uncinate lobe of the pancreas is reported. This is an unusual site for these extremely rare tumours. Survival up to 4 years has been achieved in our patient following surgical resection.

Primary pulmonary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a rare mesenchymal neoplasm of the lung. Myxoid variant is an uncommon subtype of primary pulmonary MFH. In this report we present a case of a young adult who had chest discomfort and was found to have a huge mass in the left lung. Left pneumonectomy was performed and a myxoid variant of primary pulmonary MFH was proven by immunohistoche...

Rothmund–Thomson syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by early onset of poikiloderma and several other cutaneous and organ involvements. We are going to report a 14-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with Rothmund– Thomson syndrome since she was 3 years old and has been suffering from pain and swelling of the right elbow and forearm for about 6 months. There are...