Endobronchial Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: Case Report of an Unusual Presentation and Palliative Flexible Bronchoscopic Resection
Open Access
- 18 December 2012
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Daedalus Enterprises in Respiratory Care
- Vol. 58 (8), e92-e94
- https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01996
Abstract
Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the lung is a very rare neoplasm that usually presents as a parenchymal mass. Here we report an unusual case of primary MFH of the bronchus, showing relatively benign clinical features. We performed a palliative resection via flexible bronchoscopy, using a polypectomy snare. The patient has survived for over 2 years after being diagnosed with an endobronchial mass, later found to be MFH, and 14 months post-debulking. There is a possibility that endobronchial MFH has a more favorable prognosis than MFH of other origins. If this is true, interventional bronchoscopy can be a reasonable option for non-operable cases of MFH.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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