PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kim, Jung-Hyun
AU  - Cho, Sang-Ho
AU  - Kim, Eun-Kyung
AU  - Lee, Ji-Hyun
AU  - Jeong, Hye-Cheol
TI  - Endobronchial Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: Case Report of an Unusual Presentation and Palliative Flexible Bronchoscopic Resection
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.01996
DP  - 2013 Aug 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - e92--e94
VI  - 58
IP  - 8
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/8/e92.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/58/8/e92.full
AB  - Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the lung is a very rare neoplasm that usually presents as a parenchymal mass. Here we report an unusual case of primary MFH of the bronchus, showing relatively benign clinical features. We performed a palliative resection via flexible bronchoscopy, using a polypectomy snare. The patient has survived for over 2 years after being diagnosed with an endobronchial mass, later found to be MFH, and 14 months post-debulking. There is a possibility that endobronchial MFH has a more favorable prognosis than MFH of other origins. If this is true, interventional bronchoscopy can be a reasonable option for non-operable cases of MFH.