Malignant fibrous histiocytoma developing in bone 44 years after shrapnel trauma
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Michael J. McKay; Geoffrey J. Lindeman; Kim Taubman; A. Michael Bilous
- Source
- Cancer. 66:2229-2232
- Subject
- Cancer Research
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Oncology
business.industry
medicine
Cancer
Sarcoma
medicine.disease
business
Foreign Bodies
- Language
- ISSN
- 1097-0142
0008-543X
Tumors induced by foreign bodies are uncommon in humans, but they are a relatively common occurrence in some experimental animals. the development of sarcoma in association with metallic foreign bodies has rarely been reported. the development of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a 65-year-old man 44 years after shrapnel fragments lodged in his left arm is described. the literature regarding metallic foreign body-induced cancer in humans is reviewed.