Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH), arising at the site of a sacral chordoma 8 years after massive radiotherapy, is described. Initially, the patient received 7000 rad to the sacral area and, on recurrence, 5 years later, an additional 4000 rad. Two years later, a sacral mass was noted again. Biop
Chordoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma.Evidence for transformation
β Scribed by Mark G. Belza; Henry Urich
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 653 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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