Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Heart: Case Report and Review of 46 Cases in the Literature.

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  • OKAMOTO Kenichi
    the Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine
  • KATO Seiya
    the Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine
  • KATSUKI Shuzo
    the Department of Internal Medicine III, Kurume University School of Medicine
  • WADA Yoshihiro
    the Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine
  • TOYOZUMI Yasuo
    the Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine
  • MORIMATSU Minoru
    the Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine
  • AOYAGI Shigeaki
    the Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine
  • IMAIZUMI Tsutomu
    the Department of Internal Medicine III, Kurume University School of Medicine

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A rare case of cardiac malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is reported. A 55-year-old woman complained of palpitation due to atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography demonstrated a tumor arising from the posterior wall of the left atrium. At surgery, the tumor was almost entirely resected and histologically defined as MFH. Neither chemotherapy nor irradiation was administered. Echocardiography revealed a local recurrence two months after the surgery and the patient died of advanced cachexy and heart failure 2 years later. The details of this case are presented with a review of the literature.<br>(Internal Medicine 40: 1222-1226, 2001)

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  • Internal Medicine

    Internal Medicine 40 (12), 1222-1226, 2001

    The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

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