Key result
A 65-year-old man developed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma in his left arm 44 years after shrapnel fragments lodged there.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the rare development of sarcoma in association with metallic foreign bodies in humans.
Rare sarcoma may develop decades after retained shrapnel; single case leaves open causality and requires confirmation.
Tumors induced by foreign bodies are uncommon in humans, but they are a relatively common occurrence in some experimental animals. The development of sarcoma in association with metallic foreign bodies has rarely been reported. The development of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a 65-year-old man 44 years after shrapnel fragments lodged in his left arm is described. The literature regarding metallic foreign body-induced cancer in humans is reviewed.
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Lindeman et al. (1990) conducted a case report in Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (n=1). Shrapnel trauma (metallic foreign body) was evaluated on Development of malignant fibrous histiocytoma. A 65-year-old man developed a malignant fibrous histiocytoma in his left arm 44 years after shrapnel fragments lodged there.
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