Malignant Fibrous Histocytoma Originating from the Chest Wall.
- Author:
Churl Bum LEE
1
;
Tae Yeol JUNG
;
Shee Yeung HAHM
;
Hyuck KIM
;
Won Sang JUNG
;
Young Hak KIM
;
Jung Ho KANG
;
Heng Ok JEE
;
Yong Wook PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Neoplasm;
Thorax neoplasm;
histicytoma
- MeSH:
Abdominal Cavity;
Adult;
Aged, 80 and over;
Anesthesia, Local;
Biopsy;
Extremities;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Recurrence;
Sarcoma;
Skin;
Thigh;
Thoracic Wall*;
Thorax*;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2000;33(4):333-337
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma(MFH) is a deep-seated pleomorphic sarcoma, which occurs principally as a mass of the extremities, abdominal cavity, or retroperitoneum in adults. However, it only rarely occurs in the chest wall. An 85-year-old man had undeergone excision of a small mass on the right posterior chest wall under local anesthesia 14 months age. However, the lesion did not heal and the mass recurred. He was referred to our hospital after the mass had grown to a size of 10.5x8x4cm with a 3x3cm skin defect. Intraoperative frozen biopsy revealed MFH. An en-bloc wide resection and thin-thickness skin graft from his thigh were performed. Although distant metastasis to the lund developed 14 months later and the patient died 2 months later, there was no local recurrence. Thin-thickness skin graft is a simple method for a wide range skin defect, especially in the old age. He recovered in good condition without any physical disabilities.
