Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the stomach. A report and review of malignant fibrohistiocytic tumors of the alimentary tract.

An example of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the stomach, manifesting initially as a pulmonary metastasis, is described. A review of the world medical literature yielded ten other examples of MFH of the alimentary tract--four in the large intestine, two each in the small intestine and rectum, and one each in the esophagus and stomach. Patients ranged in age from 17 to 74 years, and all but one were males. Histologically, 91% of the …