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This case report describes a rare occurrence of malignant fibrous histiocytoma in the thoracic wall presenting with pleural hemorrhage.
Thoracic MFH with pleural hemorrhage documented in one elderly patient; leaves open optimal management strategies pending larger series.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a type of soft tissue tumor that frequently occurs in the limbs, trunk, retroperitoneum, etc. We herein report a case of MFH occurring in the thoracic wall, which was accompanied by hemorrhage in the pleural cavity. A 79-year-old male transferred to our hospital for a detailed examination of a chest wall tumor in his right back. The tumor was diagnosed as pleomorphic malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) by an incisional biopsy. Before the scheduled operation, the patient developed right upper abdominal pain
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Machida et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Tumor removal.
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