Reports a rare case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung with long-term survival (14 years) despite metastatic recurrence following surgical resection.
Supports long-term survival despite metastases in resected pulmonary MFH; leaves open optimal management strategies in this rare disease.
Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the lung is extremely rare although it is among the most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults. Surgery is the primary mode of therapy, with high rates of local and distant recurrence, while radiation therapy appears to be a very useful adjunct, decreasing local relapse. We report a case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung. Fourteen years after surgical resection, the patient is still alive although with multiple metastatic lesions throughout his body.
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