Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Spleen-an Extremely Rare Entity |
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Authors: | D. Mantas N. Karidis A. Papachristodoulou |
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Affiliation: | nd Department of Propedeutic Surgery,Athens University Medical School, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece. |
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Abstract: | Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a frequently occurring soft tissue tumour with aggressive biological behaviour. Primary MFH of the spleen, however, is an exceedingly rare occurrence. Herein, we report a case of such a neoplasm in a 66-year-old female. The tumour was well localised within the spleen and the patient remains alive and well 34 months after splenectomy without any adjuvant therapy. A brief discussion and review of the few cases of primary splenic MFH previously reported in the English language literature is included. |
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Keywords: | Spleen primary malignant histiocytoma. |
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