Key result
A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with an inoperable primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the stomach, confirmed by histopathology and strong positivity for alpha-1-antitrypsin.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report documents a rare instance of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the stomach, confirmed by histopathology and immunoperoxidase techniques.
Adds rare gastric MFH case to sparse literature; leaves open optimal management strategies.
A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the stomach is reported. The patient was a 51-year-old man who had a laparotomy for a malignant gastric tumour diagnosed by radiological studies and endoscopic examination. An inoperable gastric malignancy was found at operation. Histopathological studies of tissue biopsied at surgery showed characteristic light microscopic findings and strong positivity for alpha-1-antitrypsin by immunoperoxidase technique indicating the diagnosis of malignant fibrous histiocytoma. The absence of any other soft tissue or retroperitoneal tumour strongly indicated the stomach is the primary site.
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RATHAKRISHNAN et al. (1989) conducted a case report in Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the stomach (n=1). A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with an inoperable primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the stomach, confirmed by histopathology and strong positivity for alpha-1-antitrypsin.
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