December 1, 1995Histopathology
Inflammatory leiomyosarcoma: a morphological subgroup within the heterogeneous family of so‐called inflammatory malignant fibrous histiocytoma
Population
12 patients with inflammatory leiomyosarcoma arising in the deep soft tissues of the trunk and proximal…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 3.3 years (available for 9 patients)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May prompt reclassification of select inflammatory MFH as leiomyosarcoma; leaves open validation in larger series.
Structured PICO
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Population
12 patients with inflammatory leiomyosarcoma arising in the deep soft tissues of the trunk and proximal limbs, age 13-53 years (median 36 years), approximately equal sex ratio.
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Outcome
Morphological and immunohistochemical characteristics
A subset of tumors previously classified as inflammatory malignant fibrous histiocytoma actually represent inflammatory leiomyosarcoma with smooth muscle differentiation.
Cite This Study
Merchant et al. (1995) studied this question.