Malignant fibrous histiocytoma developing in bone 44 years after shrapnel trauma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Tumors induced by foreign bodies are uncommon in humans, but they are a relatively common occurrence in some experimental animals. The development of sarcoma in association with metallic foreign bodies has rarely been reported. The development of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a 65-year-old man 44 years after shrapnel fragments lodged in his left arm is described. The literature regarding metallic foreign body-induced cancer in humans is reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Neoplasms
- Foreign Bodies
- Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous
- Humerus