A patient with malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the mediastinum is reported. This is a very unusual site for MFH. Erosion of the thoracic aorta led to the formation of a false aneurysm, which ended fatally with rupture into the left lung. Clinical features of two other reported cases of MFH of the lung are also reviewed.
A 4-month-old boy with leiomyosarcoma of the ileum presented to us with complete intestinal obstruction. Small gut resection was done. The child was well 9 months after surgery with no evidence of a recurrence.
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