Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung

On the basis of one personal case, the various clinicopathological features of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung are summed up. This tumor, which has a nonspecific radiological appearance, most often appears as a large peripheral pulmonary opacity, for which the prognosis is guarded...

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Published inJournal de radiologie Vol. 73; no. 11; p. 611
Main Authors Bianchetti, D, Drouot, E, Thibaud, J C, Yatim, M, Mabille, J P
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.11.1992
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Aged
Female
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - diagnostic imaging
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous - pathology
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Prognosis
Radiography
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Summary:On the basis of one personal case, the various clinicopathological features of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung are summed up. This tumor, which has a nonspecific radiological appearance, most often appears as a large peripheral pulmonary opacity, for which the prognosis is guarded and the positive diagnosis based on surgical exeresis or biopsy.
ISSN:0221-0363