Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mesentery: report of two cases and review of the literature

L Basso; M Codacci Pisanelli; A Bovino; F Vietri; G D'Ermo; G De Toma

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mesentery: report of two cases and review of the literature

G Chir. 2005 Jan-Feb;26(1-2):43-6.

Authors

L Basso¹, M Codacci Pisanelli, A Bovino, F Vietri, G D'Ermo, G De Toma

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery "Pietro Valdoni", General Surgery Unit, University of Rome "La Sapienza".

PMID: 15847095

Abstract

Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH) rarely affects the abdomen and only a few cases arising in the mesentery have to date been discovered. In this paper, two cases of MFH of the mesentery are described and a review of the literature is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous* / diagnostic imaging
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous* / pathology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous* / surgery
Humans
Mesentery* / pathology
Middle Aged
Peritoneal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Peritoneal Neoplasms* / pathology
Peritoneal Neoplasms* / surgery
Prognosis
Radiography, Abdominal
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed