The most commonly diagnosed soft tissue sarcoma. It is a neoplasm with a fibrohistiocytic appearance found chiefly in later adult life, with peak incidence in the 7th decade.
Synonyms: Fibrous Histiocytomas, Malignant, Malignant Fibrohistiocytic Tumor, Fibrohistiocytic Tumor, Malignant, Fibrous Histiocytoma, Malignant, Tumor, Malignant Fibrohistiocytic, Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous, Fibrohistiocytic Tumors, Malignant, Pleomorphic Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrohistiocytic Tumors, Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma, Histiocytomas, Malignant Fibrous, Malignant Fibrous Histiocytomas, Tumors, Malignant Fibrohistiocytic
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2006 ,do not confuse with MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS, a lymphoma; coordinate IM with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term (IM)
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