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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma developing in bone 44 years after shrapnel trauma
Author(s) -
Lindeman Geoffrey,
McKay Michael J.,
Taubman Kim L.,
Bilous A. Michael
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19901115)66:10<2229::aid-cncr2820661032>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - medicine
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.