Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
1998 Apr;18(2):219-224.
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Stomach - A case repot -
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Inchon-Christian Hospital, Inchon, Korea.
Abstract
- Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a pleomorphic sarcoma in adults, which occurs principally as a mass on an extremity or in the abdominal cavity or retroperitoneum. It typically involved deep fascia or skeletal muscle and only rarely was confined to the subcutis without fascial involvement. Malignant fibrous histiocytomas developed in the intraabdominal organs are very rare and only few cases have been reported until now. Here, we report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytomar developed in the stomach of a 46-year old male who showed clinical and histologic features of malignant fibrous histiocytoma without any identified etiologic factors. The patient was treated successfully with surgery, and has had no recurrence since, during the ensuring one and a half yars.
