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[A comparison of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of head, neck and extremities]. 2000

X Wu, and Y Qi, and P Tang
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China. drwuxx@public.east.cn.net

OBJECTIVE To compare the epidemiology, local and regional invasion and prognosis of head and neck, malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) and extremity MFH. METHODS Between January 1, 1972 and December 31, 1993, 173 patients with MFH (71 head and neck, 102 extremities and trunk) were referred to the Cancer Hospital for surgical treatment. They were 101 men and 72 women, with age ranging from 13 to 83 years (median: 45 years). The extent of surgery was classified into radical, wide and local resection. RESULTS For head and neck, local recurrence of MFH after wide resection was 80.4% (37/46), compared with 36.4% (8/22) after radical surgery (P = 0.000). The five-year survival was 50.79% in all the head and neck patients (74.75% in patients free of local recurrence, 37.74% in patients with local recurrence; P = 0.0181), compared with 70.71% in extremity patients (P = 0.0005). Repeated surgery after recurrence of MFH could cure 40.9% of the head and neck patients and 80.7% of the extremity patients. CONCLUSIONS Inadequate resection of head and neck MFH in initial surgery is associated with a high incidence of local recurrence, which is always correlated with worse prognosis. Repeated surgery for recurrent head and neck MFH is not as effective as for recurrent extremity MFH. Therefore, we suggest that the initial surgery for head and neck MFH should be as radical as allowed to avoid a possible local recurrence.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009364 Neoplasm Recurrence, Local The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site. Local Neoplasm Recurrence,Local Neoplasm Recurrences,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrence,Neoplasm Recurrence, Locoregional,Neoplasm Recurrences, Local,Recurrence, Local Neoplasm,Recurrence, Locoregional Neoplasm,Recurrences, Local Neoplasm,Locoregional Neoplasm Recurrences,Neoplasm Recurrences, Locoregional,Recurrences, Locoregional Neoplasm
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D005121 Extremities The farthest or outermost projections of the body, such as the HAND and FOOT. Limbs,Extremity,Limb
D005260 Female Females
D006258 Head and Neck Neoplasms Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651) Cancer of Head and Neck,Head Cancer,Head Neoplasm,Head and Neck Cancer,Head and Neck Neoplasm,Neck Cancer,Neck Neoplasm,Neck Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract,UADT Neoplasm,Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasm,Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms,Cancer of Head,Cancer of Neck,Cancer of the Head,Cancer of the Head and Neck,Cancer of the Neck,Head Neoplasms,Head, Neck Neoplasms,Neoplasms, Head,Neoplasms, Head and Neck,Neoplasms, Neck,UADT Neoplasms,Cancer, Head,Cancer, Neck,Cancers, Head,Cancers, Neck,Head Cancers,Neck Cancers,Neoplasm, Head,Neoplasm, Neck,Neoplasm, UADT,Neoplasms, UADT
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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