Malignant fibrous histiocytoma at the site of a total hip replacement : review of the literature and case report

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 26; no. 9; pp. 559 - 563
• Main Authors: COLE, B. J, SCHULTZ, E, SMILARI, T. F, HAJDU, S. I, KRAUSS, E. S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.09.1997; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - adverse effects; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Fatal Outcome; Female; Femoral Neck Fractures - surgery; Hip joint; Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - diagnosis; Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - etiology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Reoperation; Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnosis; Soft Tissue Neoplasms - etiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Transplants & implants; Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton; Human; Postoperative; Femur; Sarcoma; Prosthesis; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Lower limb; Malignant tumor; Hip; Case study; Surgery; Malignant histiocytoma; Total; Complication; Female; Bibliographic review
• ISSN: 0364-2348; 1432-2161
• DOI: 10.1007/s002560050287

Tumors developing in association with metallic implants are being reported with increasing frequency in the orthopedic literature. The authors report the tenth case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma associated with a total hip replacement. The diagnosis was made during an evaluation for rapid radiographic osteolysis surrounding the femoral component detected less than 1 year after revision of a hemiarthroplasty to a total hip replacement. The short latency period and aggressiveness of this tumor mimicking rapid osteolysis prompted a review of the literature, etiology and significance of implant-associated malignant fibrous histiocytoma.