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KMID : 0364019960290040472
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1996 Volume.29 No. 4 p.472 ~ p.476
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Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Chest Wall -A Case Report-
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Abstract
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Malignant firous histiocytoma is a rare deep-seated pleomorphic sarcoma, although its incidence increasing.
In this report, we present a case of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, arising in the left chest wall in a 37-year-old male patien. He underwent radical ent bloc resection shich include excision of tumor on left upper chest wall with resection of
ribs
from the first to third, left upper lobectomy and chest wall reconstruotion with Marlex Mesh. However, he had local recurrence and distant metastasis within 12 months of the original operation.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is an agrressive disease entity, with a propensity for early and distant spread.
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