malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- any of a group of malignant neoplasms found mainly in soft tissues in middle-aged adults; depending on the tumor location and the classification system, the term is sometimes used synonymously with or as a general term including similar lesions such as atypical fibroxanthoma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. The group is usually divided into five histological subtypes: angiomatoid, giant cell, inflammatory, myxoid, and storiform-pleomorphic malignant fibrous histiocytomas.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). (A), Storiform-pleomorphic MFH, characterized by spindle-shaped and larger pleomorphic cells; (B), myxoid MFH, characterized by myxoid tissue surrounding prominent blood vessels.
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