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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue

A report of two cases and a review of the literature

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Two cases of malignant fibrous histiocytoma are presented. The clinicopathologic findings are also reported. The disease was of fast growing pattern and the outcome of one of the cases very rapid. The relative literature is reviewed and the histogenesis is emphasized.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Soroka University Hospital, the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    P. Ben Meir, A. Sagi, L. Rosenberg, D. Hauben, Y. Ben Yakar & D. Mahler

  2. Department of Pathology, Soroka University Hospital, the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    H. Zirkin & D. Mahler

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Ben Meir, P., Sagi, A., Rosenberg, L. et al. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue. Eur J Plast Surg 10, 155–158 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00539259

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