Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mesentery--a rare cause of abdominal pain. Case report with a review of literature

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a tumor most frequently occurring in lower and upper extremities and in retroperitoneum. This paper presents the extremely rare case of a 55-year-old male patient with a MFH of storiform pleomorphic subtype originating from the mesentery. Sonography, computed...

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Published inZeitschrift für Gastroenterologie Vol. 31; no. 12; p. 735
Main Authors Hauser, H, Beham, A, Uranüs, S, Frühwirth, H, Lederer, A, Klimpfinger, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.12.1993
Subjects
Abdominal Pain - etiology
Abdominal Pain - pathology
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - complications
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - pathology
Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Mesentery - pathology
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Peritoneal Neoplasms - complications
Peritoneal Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a tumor most frequently occurring in lower and upper extremities and in retroperitoneum. This paper presents the extremely rare case of a 55-year-old male patient with a MFH of storiform pleomorphic subtype originating from the mesentery. Sonography, computed tomography as well as endoscopy and ERCP did not reveal the diagnosis. Finally the tumor was diagnosed by laparoscopy with biopsy and histological examination. Two months after diagnosis of the tumor the patient died of bronchopneumony and heart failure contracted during a generalisation of MFH.
ISSN:0044-2771