BACKGROUND. This study examines prognostic factors and outcomes for a group of patients with malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the extremity treated at a single referral institution. ## METHODS. A total of 239 patients underwent complete surgical excision between July 1982 and July 1996 and were f
Polyarthritis as the presenting symptom of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the heart
✍ Scribed by Jan W. Berkelbach van der Sprenkel; Alphons J. M. Timmermans; Hans R. J. Elbers; Gé van Herpen; Huibert J. Dinant
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 482 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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