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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2001;19:716-718
© 2001 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Obstructing endobronchial malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Olgun Kadir Ariba^a, Niyazi Görmü^b

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Selcuk, 42080 Meram, Konya, Turkey
^b Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey

Received 6 June 2000; received in revised form 26 January 2001; accepted 14 February 2001.

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e-mail: olgun{at}selcuk.edu.tr

A 58-year-old male patient admitted with malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the left mainstem. Rareness and unusual presentation of malignant fibrous histiocytoma and surgical management for lung salvage made its reporting worthwile. In this localization, prognostic characteristics are better than in the other localizations of lung and body.

Key Words: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma • Soft tissue sarcoma • Endobronchial tumor