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Successful Management of a Recurrent Primary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Lung: Report of a Case

We describe herein an extremely rare case of a recurrent primary pulmonary malignant fibrous histiocytoma 3 months after operation that occurred in a 55-year-old man who was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy successfully. Until now, 36 months later, the patient has shown no evidence of tumo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jeon, Yun-Ho, Park, Ki-Sung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3487023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130313
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2012.45.5.345
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Sumario:We describe herein an extremely rare case of a recurrent primary pulmonary malignant fibrous histiocytoma 3 months after operation that occurred in a 55-year-old man who was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy successfully. Until now, 36 months later, the patient has shown no evidence of tumor recurrence. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features are reported here together with a brief review of the literature.