A Case of Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma in Maxillary Sinus

Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2001;17(2):230-233.
Published online November 30, 2001.

Sung Dong Kim;Il Seok Park;Won Jong Lee;Yin Gyo Jung;Young Soo Rho

상악동내 발생한 악성 섬유성 조직구종 1예

김성동;박일석;이원종;정인교;노영수

Abstract

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a sarcoma that occurs principally in soft tissue and typically involved the skeletal muscle and deep fascia. Although it is one of the most common types of soft tissue sarcoma in late adult life, the involvement of the head and neck area is relatively rare. MFH shows variable histologic appearance, and may be classified into several subtypes(storiform-pleomorphic, myxoid, giant cell, inflammatory, angiomatoid) and the storiform-pleomorphic type is the most common type. The authors have recently experienced a case of MFH in the right maxillary sinus, and report it with a brief review of the related literature.

Key Words: Histiocytoma, Fibrous, Maxillary sinus