Survival following treatment of a cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Stefano Schena; Alessandro Caniglia; Alfonso Agnino; Gilda Caruso; Giovanni Ferlan

doi:10.1378/chest.118.1.271

Survival following treatment of a cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Stefano Schena, Alessandro Caniglia, Alfonso Agnino, Gilda Caruso, Giovanni Ferlan

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Abstract

The authors report the successful surgical and chemotherapeutic management of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma with localization in the heart. This rare malignancy has specific morphologic characteristics and is diagnosed in adults when it is already locally aggressive or metastasized. The average survival time for patients with malignant fibrous histiocytoma is < 12 months. Neither clinical nor instrumental signs of recurrence have been detected in this patient after an aggressive surgical resection and a specific therapeutic approach.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	39040
Pages (from-to)	271-273
Number of pages	3
Journal	CHEST
Volume	118
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.118.1.271
State	Published - Jul 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chemotherapy
Heart
Long-term survival
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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