Background & Objective: Chronic non healing ulcers or scar undergoing malignant transformation is a rare phenomenon with an estimated incidence of 2%. Though, numerous predisposing factors have been identified, still it is rarely diagnosed and commonly mistaken for a benign condition. The objective of this study was to verify the efficacy of the Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology/ Scrape cytolo...

We present a case of recurrent extensive malignant fibrous histiocytoma of maxilla. The case is unusual because of its massive extent at presentation even after primary surgery and full course of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Even such massive tumor can be excised successfully. Primary malignant histiocytoma is rare; and such huge tumor at presentation is also rare and favorable outcome even

background & objective: chronic non healing ulcers or scar undergoing malignant transformation is a rare phenomenon with an estimated incidence of 2%. though, numerous predisposing factors have been identified, still it is rarely diagnosed and commonly mistaken for a benign condition. the objective of this study was to verify the efficacy of the fine needle aspiration cytology/ scrape cytol...

Benign fibrous histiocytoma is an interesting and challenging entity even in its most usual, cutaneous presentation. Noncutaneous presentation is extremely limited, even more so for the mucosa of the head and neck area. We herein report such a case, describing the clinical characteristics of the lesion, complete diagnostic evaluation, management, and follow-up. Diagnostic histopathological chal...

Background & Objective: Chronic non healing ulcers or scar undergoing malignant transformation is a rare phenomenon with an estimated incidence of 2%. Though, numerous predisposing factors have been identified, still it is rarely diagnosed and commonly mistaken for a benign condition. The objective of this study was to verify the efficacy of the Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology/ Scrape cytology ...

Primary cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma is extremely rare and its pathophysiological characteristics remain largely unknown. We treated a female patient with persistent fever and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Since ultrasonic echocardiography revealed the presence of a cardiac tumor and her serum interleukin-6 level was elevated, we speculated she had a cardiac myxoma. Histolog...

As a general rule, superficial myxoid lesions are benign and deep ones are often malignant, with the important exceptions that intramuscular myxoma is deep and myxofibrosarcoma (also called myxoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma) is classically superficial. These latter two lesions are covered in Chapter 21 and are likely to be sampled on needle biopsies, whereas superficial lesions are typicall...

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is an aggressive soft tissue sarcoma occurring in the late adulthood. It may rarely arise as a primary neoplasm in bone, but usually in the long bones and accounts for less than 1% of the malignant tumors of bone. Its presentation in the facial bones and skull is extremely rare. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone is a highly malignant tumor that recurs, ...

Leiomyoma of the orbit, a benign tumour of sniooth muscle, is exceedingly rare (Reese, I963; Offret and Haye, I97I). Furthermore, its diagnosis is suspect when one fails to demonstrate non-striated cytoplasmic filaments convincingly. The present case is reported for three reasons: (i) It is the only orbital leiomyoma in the files of the Eye Institute; (2) It has a well-documented clinical cours...