Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue imaging with emphasis on MRI

P L Munk; D F Sallomi; D L Janzen; M J Lee; D G Connell; J X O'Connell; P M Logan; B Masri

doi:10.1097/00004728-199809000-00029

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue imaging with emphasis on MRI

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1998 Sep-Oct;22(5):819-26. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199809000-00029.

Authors

P L Munk¹, D F Sallomi, D L Janzen, M J Lee, D G Connell, J X O'Connell, P M Logan, B Masri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Canada.

PMID: 9754124
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199809000-00029

Abstract

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults. This pictorial essay describes and illustrates the clinical, pathologic, and radiologic features of MFH. The cross-sectional imaging features on CT and MRI are emphasized in relation to the diagnosis and staging of MFH.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Combined Modality Therapy
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / diagnosis*
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / pathology
Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed