악성섬유성조직구종에 관한 임상 병리학적 연구

The clinicopathologic study of malignant fibrous histiocytoma

The malignant fibrous histiocytoma occurs frequently on upper and lower extremity but occurs rarely in oral and maxillofacial region. This tumor is most common in the fifth, sixth and seventh decades and the male-to-female ratio is 2:1. It is common for metastatic foci to appear in regional lymph nodes and lungs and occurs usually in the soft tissue but mayoccur in the hard tissue. The etiology is still controversial. There are variable treatment such as radiotherapy, surgical excision or combination therapy of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. With the review of literatures, the authors report the clinicopathologic study of five malignant fibrous histiocytoma of oral and maxillofacial surgery in SSEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL between 1980 and 1988.