Diseases

Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

The most commonly diagnosed soft tissue sarcoma. It is a neoplasm with a fibrohistiocytic appearance found chiefly in later adult life, with peak incidence in the 7th decade.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The most commonly diagnosed soft tissue sarcoma. It is a neoplasm with a fibrohistiocytic appearance found chiefly in later adult life, with peak incidence in the 7th decade.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous
  • Malignant Fibrohistiocytic Tumors
  • Fibrohistiocytic Tumor, Malignant
  • Fibrohistiocytic Tumors, Malignant
  • Fibrous Histiocytoma, Malignant
  • Fibrous Histiocytomas, Malignant
  • Histiocytomas, Malignant Fibrous
  • Malignant Fibrohistiocytic Tumor
  • Malignant Fibrous Histiocytomas
  • Tumor, Malignant Fibrohistiocytic
  • Tumors, Malignant Fibrohistiocytic
  • Pleomorphic Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

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39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS, a lymphoma; coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous (1972-2005)

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  1. C04w.557.450.565w.590w.425w.360w
  2. C04w.557.450.795w.400w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051677. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051677
  2. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undifferentiated_pleomorphic_sarcoma
  3. Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1887348