Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of sternum: an unusual cause of pyrexia of undetermined origin.
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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the bone is a very rare tumour mainly affecting long bones, and the most common presenting symptom is local pain. A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma presenting with pyrexia of undetermined origin and arising in the sternum, a localization not previously described, is reported. The patient died with septic shock after multi-drug chemotherapy including high dose methotrexate treatment with citrovorum factor rescue.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 65 770 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989