This case report documents an extremely rare occurrence of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pleura.
Alerts clinicians to consider this rare pleural tumor in differentials; extends sparse case literature without guiding management.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, a type of sarcoma, is a malignant neoplasm with uncertain origin that arises in both the soft tissues and the bone. The occurrence of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pleura is extremely rare. We report a case of a 65-year-old Korean man who is being diagnosed with primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the pleura.
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