Key result
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma presents as complete right hemithorax opacification in a 45-year-old with progressive dyspnea.
Population
45-year-old patient presenting with progressive dyspnea, dry cough, and right shoulder pain
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support including rare sarcomas in differentials for hemithorax opacification; hypothesis-generating case data leave practice implications open.
Case Report (n=1)
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is a rare primary lung sarcoma that can present with complete opacification of the hemithorax and should be considered in young patients with progressive dyspnea.
Salem et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (n=1). Malignant fibrous histiocytoma presented as complete opacification of the right hemithorax in a 45-year-old patient with progressive dyspnea.
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