A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung.

Kim, Gun Young; Ryu, Young Geun; Kim, Hee Jong; Kim, Young Jae; Kim, Kwi Won; Jang, Myeng; Kim, Soo Kon; Lee, Kwang Min

doi:1991.38.1.59

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 38(1); 1991 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1991;38(1):59-64.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1991.38.1.59 Published online March 1, 1991.

A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung.

Gun Young Kim¹, Young Geun Ryu¹, Hee Jong Kim¹, Young Jae Kim¹, Kwi Won Kim¹, Myeng Jang², Soo Kon Kim³, Kwang Min Lee⁴

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chon-]u, Korea
²Department of Chest Surgery, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chon-]u, Korea
³Department of Radiology Oncology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chon-]u, Korea
⁴Department of Anatomical Pathology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chon-]u, Korea

Abstract

The malignant fibrous histiocytoma was the most common soft tissue sarcoma in late life adult. It was first described in 1964 by 0’ Brien and 5tout. It’s histogenesis had been considered to be of histiocytic origin. It Involves the extremities, retroperitoneum and trunk . It usually metastasizes to the lung. but primary lung lesion is extremely y rare and it’s prognosis was poor. We have experienced a case of MFH, which was confirmed by open lung biopsy. 50 we report a case of MFH of the lung with review of literature.