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Soft-Tissue Sarcoma of the Right Thigh

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OU Medical Center, 3416 N.W. 46th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73112BethAnnPerry{at}hotmail.com

This is a case study of extremity soft-tissue sarcoma of the right thigh.Ultrasound identified a mass and a surgical specimen diagnosed malignant fibrous histiocytoma, the histological subtype of soft-tissue sarcoma.Soft-tissue sarcoma is a relatively rare type of cancer in which the patient's prognosis is dependent on the histologic grade, size, and location of the tumor.

Key Words: soft-tissue sarcoma • connective tissue • malignant fibrous histiocytoma

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Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 18, No. 5, 321-324 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/875647902236843


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